Costs decisions don’t always play out as expected, as Sophie Houghton, professional support lawyer in the dispute resolution team at LexisPSL, writes in this week’s NLJ
In their first ‘Family law brief’, a regular NLJ quarterly update on judgments in the Family Court, Ellie Hampson-Jones and Carla Ditz, both senior associates at Stewarts Law, take a look at recent caselaw in four key areas—jurisdiction; publicity/privacy; the importance of financial dispute resolution hearings; and the treatment of private equity interests
Seven out of ten litigators (72%) say media scrutiny of courtroom proceedings has increased in the past decade, according to a report published this week, ‘Reputation in litigation’
Tamil Sri Lankan asylum seekers currently being held on the island of Diego Garcia in the Chagos Archipelago are to be allowed to transfer to the UK, following legal proceedings
Meta has failed in its attempt to stop a class action against it for allegedly abusing its dominant position by extracting commercially valuable data from users without offering payment
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Arc Pensions Law—Matthew Swynnerton
Chair of the Association of Pension Lawyers joins as partner
Ampa Group—Kamal Chauhan
Group names Shakespeare Martineau partner head of Sheffield office
Blake Morgan—four promotions
Four legal directors promoted to partner across UK offices
The abolition of assured shorthold tenancies and section 21 evictions marks the beginning of a ‘brave new world’ for England’s rental sector, writes Daniel Bacon of Seddons GSC
