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06 September 2024
Issue: 8084 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Litigation funding , In Court
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NLJ this week: Stellar careers & predictions on costs budgeting

Bookies’ favourite? Professor Dominic Regan, aka ‘The insider’ tips a judge as a likely candidate for the top job of Chief Justice at a later date. Read this week’s column in NLJ to find out who

Regan, of City Law School, also laments the lost legislative opportunity to reverse the PACCAR decision on litigation funding, noting: ‘Disputes worth billions are currently in no man’s land.’ However, he expresses confidence in the Court of Appeal’s handling of the issue.

The Insider also covers the latest ‘noises’ on costs budgeting, and is impressed by the ‘exactitude’ of a judge’s order, recently featured in a High Court case. Regan writes: ‘Such clarity is a joy to perceive.’

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Weightmans—Jason Slatcher

Weightmans—Jason Slatcher

Weightmans appoint new Chief Technology Officer

Mishcon de Reya—trainees

Mishcon de Reya—trainees

Mishcon de Reya announces trainee retention rate of 86%

Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton

Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton

Sackers welcomes two new Graduate Solicitor Apprentices

NEWS
LexisNexis is delighted to announce the launch of the LexisNexis Legal Awards 2027, celebrating outstanding achievement, innovation and impact across the legal profession
The Legal Services Board (LSB) is to take further enforcement action against the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), setting additional performance targets and ‘intensifying’ its oversight, it has said
Regulators missed several opportunities to intervene in PM Law Group before it collapsed, an independent review by City firm Jenner & Block has found
An employer’s vicarious liability for the alleged torts of an employee cannot be transferred by TUPE, the Court of Appeal has confirmed
Tiered fees of up to £1,500 for Legal Ombudsman (LeO) cases could leave firms with little option but to pay out, lawyers have warned
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