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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7507

29 March 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

The government has failed in its attempt to promote fairer, quicker & cheaper justice, says Toby Craig

Will the proposed changes to financial regulation work, ask Lista M Cannon & Paul Adams

Geraldine Morris examines where the fault lies for wasted costs

Gill Edwards considers why Rabone is a landmark human rights decision

James Driscoll follows the battle to make service charges more accountable

The Bar should be proud of its contribution to the impartial administration of justice, says Stephen Hockman QC

Tom Morrison returns with his quarterly review of the world of information law

Master Whitaker suggests a framework for improving the practice & reducing the costs of e-discovery

In the second of three articles Margaret Tofalides & Clare Arthurs discuss s 68 arbitration challenges

Flood v Times Newspapers Ltd [2012] UKSC 11, [2012] All ER (D) 153 (Mar)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Winckworth Sherwood—Charlotte Coleman & Qaisar Sheikh

Winckworth Sherwood—Charlotte Coleman & Qaisar Sheikh

Two promoted to partner in property litigation and education teams

Dorsey & Whitney LLP—Peter Knust

Dorsey & Whitney LLP—Peter Knust

Cross-border finance and restructuring specialist joins as of counsel in London

Powell Gilbert—Callum Beamish-Lacey

Powell Gilbert—Callum Beamish-Lacey

IP firm promotes litigator to partnership

NEWS

From blockbuster judgments to procedural shake-ups, the courts are busy reshaping litigation practice. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School hails the Court of Appeal's 'exquisite judgment’ in Mazur restoring the role of supervised non-qualified staff, and highlights a ‘mammoth’ damages ruling likened to War and Peace, alongside guidance on medical reporting fees, where a pragmatic 25% uplift was imposed

Momentum is building behind proposals to restrict children’s access to social media—but the legal and practical challenges are formidable. In NLJ this week, Nick Smallwood of Mills & Reeve examines global moves, including Australia’s under-16 ban and the UK's consultation
Reforms designed to rebalance landlord-tenant relations may instead penalise leaseholders themselves. In this week's NLJ, Mike Somekh of The Freehold Collective warns that the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 risks creating an ‘underclass’ of resident-controlled freehold companies
Timing is everything—and the Court of Appeal has delivered clarity on when proceedings are ‘brought’. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ, Stephen Gold explains that a claim is issued for limitation purposes when the claim form is delivered to the court, even if fees are underpaid
The traditional ‘single, intensive day’ of financial dispute resolution (FDR) may be due for a rethink. Writing in NLJ this week, Rachel Frost-Smith and Lauren Guiler of Birketts propose a ‘split FDR’ model, separating judicial evaluation from negotiation
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