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12 February 2021
Issue: 7920 / Categories: Legal News , Procedure & practice , Profession , Costs , Personal injury
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NLJ this week: The insider

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In a new column, NLJ columnist Dominic Regan shares his insights and predictions for litigators in and out of court in the weeks and months ahead. 

What is on the agenda of Sir Geoffrey Vos QC, the new Master of the Rolls? Regan notes how Sir Geoffrey has expressed views that judges should deliver judgments promptly, and about the quantity of decisions on Part 36. ‘Long-winded’ rules and the value of judge-led mediation are two other subjects that might attract his attention. As Regan writes, ‘Our new Master of the Rolls is a formidable character’. Plus what next for the long awaited personal injury reforms? And what will happen with Plevin claims?

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Switalskis—five appointments

Switalskis—five appointments

Firm expands national abuse compensation team

Mathys & Squire—nine promotions

Mathys & Squire—nine promotions

IP firm announces new partners and senior promotions across UK offices

Carey Olsen—five promotions

Carey Olsen—five promotions

Carey Olsen promotes five lawyers to the partnership

NEWS
Executors may be overlooking billions of pounds in estate assets hidden in forgotten investments and misplaced share certificates
Britain’s booming non-surgical cosmetics market is operating in what some critics describe as a regulatory ‘Wild West’
Family contact disputes are becoming an increasingly prominent feature of Court of Protection litigation
Material obtained through US discovery applications may have a much longer legal life than many litigants realise
English courts are developing a distinctly practical approach to sanctions disputes arising from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
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