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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7370

21 May 2009

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Brewer v Secretary of State for Justice [2009] EWHC 987 (QB), [2009] All ER (D) 95 (May)

Part six: Mark Solon discusses disputes over experts' fees

Power systems provider’s submission given the red light in age discrimination decision

Michael Zander QC examines Lord Justice Jackson's preliminary report for indications of his cost recommendations

News in brief

Part 2: Richard Scorer believes Rome II is imprecise and does not provide sufficient certainty

The costs team at Kings Chambers warns against the dangers of overlooking past regulations

Alison Pickup hopes the decision in Scott indicates a promising future

Sean Brannigan QC & Elspeth Owens look closely at who pays fees & costs in adjudications

Jennifer James contemplates Lord Justice Jackson’s legacy...

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Jurit appoints rare dual-qualified lawyer to expand Anglo-French private wealth expertise

Three new tenants join Twenty Essex

DAC Beachcroft further builds national Professional Liability practice, hiring two partners in Bristol

NEWS

A child’s views can be taken into account during international child abduction proceedings, the Supreme Court has held

Compliance headache for smaller firms

Small and medium-sized law firms have urged regulators to pause plans to exclude owner-managers from compliance officer roles

Employers & workers in limbo as backlog mounts

Lawyers have raised the alarm on employment tribunal delays and backlogs, with some cases facing a three-year wait for a hearing

MPs put an end to assisted dying Bill

The controversial assisted dying Bill has drawn to a halt after MPs defeated it by 286 votes to 270

Urgent action needed on artificial intelligence risks

MPs have called for legislation to protect against the human rights risks of artificial intelligence (AI)