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17 March 2023 / Dominic Regan
Issue: 8017 / Categories: Opinion , Costs , Procedure & practice , Litigation funding , ADR , Profession
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The insider: 17 March 2023

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Fixed costs to come when the leaves fall? Dominic Regan tackles listing woes, distressed litigation funders & what’s spooking the banks

I have it in writing from Lord Bellamy KC. ‘The extension of fixed recoverable costs will be implemented in October 2023,’ he wrote on 27 February. The failure to deliver rules as promised last October and then a further postponement of changes next month had led more than a few to think it was all going to be abandoned.

A reprieve has been granted in housing cases. There was genuine concern that those in dire straits would lose all hope of representation in such matters if costs were suppressed by regulations. Last month, the Ministry of Justice confirmed that nothing would change for two years. In fact, the delay will be longer. It might be forever. A general election must take place by 24 January 2025. In all probability it will be before then. As soon as a date is fixed, the civil service enters a

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A seemingly dry procedural update may prove potent. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ this week, Stephen Gold explains that new CPR 31.12A—part of the 193rd update—fills a ‘lacuna’ exposed in McLaren Indy v Alpa Racing
NLJ this week: Court of Appeals wrestles with Mazur fallout
The long-running Mazur saga edged towards its finale as the Court of Appeal heard arguments on whether non-solicitors can ‘conduct litigation’. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School reports from a packed courtroom where 16 wigs watched Nick Bacon KC argue that Mr Justice Sheldon had failed to distinguish between ‘tasks and responsibilities’
NLJ this week: Appeal court reins in ‘wrong defendant’ switcheroo

The Court of Appeal has slammed the brakes on claimants trying to swap defendants after limitation has expired. In Adcamp LLP v Office Properties and BDB Pitmans v Lee [2026] EWCA Civ 50, it overturned High Court rulings that had allowed substitutions under s 35(6)(b) of the Limitation Act 1980, reports Sarah Crowther of DAC Beachcroft in this week's NLJ

NLJ this week: Driving test fraudsters steer towards jail
Cheating in driving tests is surging—and courts are responding firmly. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort Law School charts a rise in impersonation and tech-assisted fraud, with 2,844 attempts recorded in a year
NLJ this week: Deepfakes demand data law muscle
As AI-generated ‘deepfake’ images proliferate, the law may already have the tools to respond. In NLJ this week, Jon Belcher of Excello Law argues that such images amount to personal data processing under UK GDPR
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