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NLJ this week: The Insider on Assange, exhausts & costs

19 July 2024
Issue: 8080 / Categories: Legal News , Human rights , Costs , In Court , Profession
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The seemingly endless saga of Julian Assange was a rollercoaster for all concerned, not least his lawyers

Professor Dominic Regan, aka The Insider, of City Law School, highlights some revealing words. He also covers another saga—that of a judge seeking promotion who came unstuck.

Regan notes the recent budgeting costs judgment in another saga in the making, the vehicles emissions litigation. He writes: ‘Given that Constable J is a keen magician, it was no surprise that he pulled off one hell of a trick by making £155m disappear from the claimant budget.’  

Regan also pays tribute to the late, much-missed, Dame Jennifer Roberts.

Issue: 8080 / Categories: Legal News , Human rights , Costs , In Court , Profession
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