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01 July 2022
Issue: 7985 / Categories: Legal News , Constitutional law , Personal injury
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NLJ this week: The insider & the plucky unrepresented litigant myth

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Professor Dominic Regan tackles the apparent myth that ‘individuals would overnight become adept at pursuing claims and would go it alone’ on small claims for road traffic injuries, in this week’s NLJ

‘Some judges and senior civil servants are worryingly out of touch,’ he writes. ‘They think claimants want to go it alone and resent legal assistance. Nothing could be further from the truth.’

In fact, recently released figures indicate nine out of ten pursue their claim through legal representation. Regan also recounts a pithy anecdote from the memoir of former Supreme Court Justice Simon Brown, comments on the disclosure pilot and looks ahead to the second coming of Belsner v Cam.

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
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step
A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense
An indemnity costs battle with a £20m gap could reopen an important question: what weight should an approved budget carry?
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