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Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7601

04 April 2014
IN THIS ISSUE

Second NLJ/LSLA Litigation Trends Survey tracks impact one year on from Jackson

One year on, David Greene assesses the impact of Jackson

Jonathan Herring explores a clear case of compassion from the courts

FOS awards cannot be used as a springboard for litigation, says Adam Edwards

Janna Purdie provides an overview of the forthcoming CPR changes

Sandy Mackay highlights the benefits of early expert witness meetings

Martin Burns explains hot-tubbing & how it helps judges decide cases

 

How will Jackson impact on the courts’ attitude towards expert evidence? Paul Phillips investigates

Geden Operations Ltd v Dry Bulk Handy Holdings Inc [2014] EWHC 885 (Comm), [2014] All ER (D) 271 (Mar)

Leni Gas & Oil Investments Ltd and another v Malta Oil PTY Ltd and another [2014] EWHC 893 (Comm), [2014] All ER (D) 272 (Mar)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

CBI South-East Council—Mike Wilson

CBI South-East Council—Mike Wilson

Blake Morgan managing partner appointed chair of CBI South-East Council

Birketts—Phillippa O’Neill

Birketts—Phillippa O’Neill

Commercial dispute resolution team welcomes partner in Cambridge

Charles Russell Speechlys—Matthew Griffin

Charles Russell Speechlys—Matthew Griffin

Firm strengthens international funds capability with senior hire

NEWS
The proposed £11bn redress scheme following the Supreme Court’s motor finance rulings is analysed in this week’s NLJ by Fred Philpott of Gough Square Chambers
In this week's issue, Stephen Gold, NLJ columnist and former district judge, surveys another eclectic fortnight in procedure. With humour and humanity, he reminds readers that beneath the procedural dust, the law still changes lives
Generative AI isn’t the villain of the courtroom—it’s the misunderstanding of it that’s dangerous, argues Dr Alan Ma of Birmingham City University and the Birmingham Law Society in this week's NLJ
James Naylor of Naylor Solicitors dissects the government’s plan to outlaw upward-only rent review (UORR) clauses in new commercial leases under Schedule 31 of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, in this week's NLJ. The reform, he explains, marks a seismic shift in landlord-tenant power dynamics: rents will no longer rise inexorably, and tenants gain statutory caps and procedural rights
Writing in NLJ this week, James Harrison and Jenna Coad of Penningtons Manches Cooper chart the Privy Council’s demolition of the long-standing ‘shareholder rule’ in Jardine Strategic v Oasis Investments
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