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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7564

14 June 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

Re GP Aviation Group International (in liquidation) Ltd Williams v Glover and another [2013] EWHC 1447 (Ch), [2013] All ER (D) 41 (Jun)

Bamgbelu v General Dental Council [2013] EWHC 1169 (Admin), [2013] All ER (D) 02 (Jun)

Mengiste and another v Endowment Fund for the Rehabilitation of Tigray and others [2013] EWHC 1087 (Ch), [2013] All ER (D) 32 (Jun)

Apex Global Management Ltd v Fi Call Ltd and others [2013] EWCA Civ 642, [2013] All ER (D) 81 (Jun)

Even the greats can learn lessons from their heroes, as Geoffrey Bindman explains

Costs judges cannot treat costs as being reasonable or proportionate simply because they fall within an approved budget, the Court of Appeal has said.

 

A poll of costs lawyers has revealed increasingly negative predictions for the post-Jackson era.
 

The European Court of Human Rights has a queue of more than 120,000 cases waiting to be heard, including 3,000 cases against the UK alone.
 

 Modern market in legal services demands "transparency & flexibility"

Indemnity status quo expensive for lawyers & consumers
 

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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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