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NLJ this week: Events without equal as 2023 ends

15 December 2023
Issue: 8053 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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A flurry of legal developments has struck at the very end of 2023, expertly dissected this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan, of City Law School, aka The Insider

From the guideline hourly rates—how do they match up to fees in real life? Prof Regan provides examples—to the two seminal judgments of Churchill (whether courts can order ADR) and TUI v Griffiths (admissibility of evidence not challenged on cross-examination), The Insider provides insight in inimical style.

Prof Regan has also been doing some digging into the intermediate track, courtesy of a tip-off from an astute silk. He writes: ‘There is something insane in the intermediate track fixed recoverable costs regime…’ 

Issue: 8053 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

National Pro Bono Centre—Esther McConnell & Sarah Oliver Scemla

National Pro Bono Centre—Esther McConnell & Sarah Oliver Scemla

Charity strengthens leadership as national Pro Bono Week takes place

Michelman Robinson—Akshay Sewlikar

Michelman Robinson—Akshay Sewlikar

Dual-qualified partner joins London disputes practice

McDermott Will & Schulte—Karen Butler

McDermott Will & Schulte—Karen Butler

Transactions practice welcomes partner in London office

NEWS
Intellectual property lawyers have expressed disappointment a ground-breaking claim on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) ended with no precedent being set
Two separate post-implementation reviews are being held into the extension of fixed recoverable costs for personal injury claims and the whiplash regime
Legal executives can apply for standalone litigation practice rights, the Legal Services Board (LSB) has confirmed, in a move likely to offset some of the confusion caused by Mazur
Delays in the family court in London and the south east are partly due to a 20% shortage of judges, Sir Andrew McFarlane, president of the Family Division, has told MPs
Entries are now open for the 2026 LexisNexis Legal Awards, celebrating achievement and innovation in the law across 24 categories
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