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What does 2025 hold for us?

10 January 2025 / David Greene
Issue: 8099 / Categories: Opinion , Profession , Litigation funding , Collective action
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David Greene anticipates attempts to make the litigation process more efficient and less costly…and make or break for litigation funding

The Civil Justice Council (CJC) and its chair, Sir Geoffrey Vos MR, often give us some idea of what the future holds, at least on civil procedure. The CJC held its annual public shindig in mid-November and the subjects covered included artificial intelligence (AI) in litigation, data inequality, and litigation funding—all clearly subjects of note for 2025.

Vos has been at the forefront of the law’s interactions with IT and generative AI both as chair of the CJC and in the Court of Appeal. Indeed, the speed with which the courts and the common law have dealt with developments, including in relation to cryptoassets, has been a selling point for the jurisdiction. How firms and the courts deal with generative AI will, no doubt, be the mark of 2025 and beyond.

One thing the Post Office scandal taught us is the danger of data inequality: that data can

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

Keoghs—four appointments

Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

NEWS
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Writing in NLJ this week, Thomas Rothwell and Kavish Shah of Falcon Chambers unpack the surprise inclusion of a ban on upwards-only rent reviews in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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