THIS ISSUE

Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7324

05 June 2008

IN THIS ISSUE

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How has new technology improved the running of our courtrooms? Lorraine Medcraft reports

Iain Sheridan proposes a brave alternative to the hourly billing system

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Legal news

Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/1277)

Paying less for your professional indemnity insurance is within your grasp, says David Ingall

The government needs to address imbalances in the family law system, says Geraldine Morris

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

DAC Beachcroft strengthens Scottish real estate capabilitywith partner appointment

Womble Bond Dickinson appoints Brendan Ryan as partner in Public Law Projects team

Parklane Plowden Chambers welcomes five new barristers

NEWS

NLJ this week: Pro bono’s silver lining

Pro bono is celebrating a silver anniversary, with initiatives putting businesses and students at the heart of access to justice

NLJ this week: Wrong expert, costly exit

Choosing the wrong expert can cost a clinical negligence claimant more than their case

Judges risk weakening their own independence by staying silent over government reforms, a leading public lawyer argues

NLJ this week: Discounted damages, different costs

A discount on damages does not automatically mean an equivalent haircut for legal costs in military deafness claims

Police powers targeting concealed identities at protests come with procedural conditions that could determine whether prosecutions succeed