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28 January 2022
Issue: 7964 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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NLJ this week: Dominic Regan is the insider...

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Deductions in damages & the reasons why

Writing in NLJ this week, Prof Dominic Regan delves into the issue of deductions of damages in a recent case.

Who foots the bill and what rights do clients have to challenge it? Regan also writes about lawyers who specialise in military claims, recalling an anecdote about a ‘hapless insurer’ who instructed an agent to trail a soldier to check whether he might be exaggerating his symptoms.
Issue: 7964 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors announces four promotions

NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
An indemnity costs battle with a £20m gap could reopen an important question: what weight should an approved budget carry?
The Environment Agency can prosecute offences beyond environmental legislation where proceedings support its statutory functions, the Divisional Court has confirmed
Should a conviction stand when a later ruling reveals that the law underpinning it was wrong? The answer exposes a clash between finality and justice
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
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