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12 July 2024
Issue: 8079 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Costs
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NLJ this week: ‘It is lawyers who are their target’

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Beware the rise in wasted costs applications! A lawyer’s nightmare is recurring with ever-more horrifying frequency

But do not fret! NLJ has enlisted Clare Hughes-Williams & Catrin Davies to provide some handy tips and advice on how to protect yourself against this risk.

Hughes-Williams and Davies, both partners at DAC Beachcroft, write: ‘As lawyers who represent the profession and their insurers, we have seen an increase in winning parties in litigation using the wasted costs jurisdiction to recover the significant legal costs that are often incurred. Rather than the losing party, it is lawyers who are their target.’

The authors cover relevant case law and set out some safeguards for lawyers.

Issue: 8079 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Costs
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson

NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson

Daniel Burbeary, office managing partner of Michelman Robinson, discusses launching in London, the power of the law, and what the kitchen can teach us about litigating

Joelson—Jennifer Mansoor

Joelson—Jennifer Mansoor

West End firm strengthens employment and immigration team with partner hire

Sidley—Jeremy Trinder

Sidley—Jeremy Trinder

Global finance group strengthened by returning partner in London

NEWS
The controversial Courts and Tribunals Bill has passed its second reading by 304 votes to 203, despite concerted opposition from the legal profession
The presumption of parental involvement is to be abolished, the Lord Chancellor David Lammy has confirmed
A highly experienced chartered legal executive has been prevented from representing her client in financial remedies proceedings, in a case that highlights the continued fallout from Mazur
Plans to commandeer 50%-75% of the interest on lawyers’ client accounts to fund the justice system overlook the cost and administrative burden of this on small and medium law firms, CILEX has warned
Lawyers have been asked for their views on proposals to change the penalties for assaulting a police officer
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