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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7541

04 December 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

Where a court hearing is aborted because of court staff error...

Is it common practice to refuse a party his costs on an interlocutory civil hearing...

A civil claim runs alongside an application for financial remedies and the two cases are to be heard together...

Can the court make a suspended order for possession of a dwelling by consent...

Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary by Roderick Ramage

HLE Blogger Sarah Lewis explores the debate surrounding whole life tariffs

The Forum of Insurance Lawyers has elected Greenwoods Solicitors’ partner Rod Evans as its president for 2013

Christopher Murray is to retire from Kingsley Napley both as senior partner and from the partnership

Harrison Clark, has welcomed Adam Finch as partner and head of financial services litigation, based in Cheltenham

Leeds Metropolitan University has appointed Tom Macdonald as head of the Leeds Law School

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Nick McDonnell, Kain Knight

NLJ Career Profile: Nick McDonnell, Kain Knight

Nick McDonnell of Kain Knight reflects on an unexpected legal career, his drive to support vulnerable clients and the surprising pleasures of watching nothing happen

Mayo Wynne Baxter—Angela Arnold

Mayo Wynne Baxter—Angela Arnold

Mayo Wynne Baxter strengthens property team with new partner appointment

WilmerHale—Jeremy Kosky & Charlie Lightfoot

WilmerHale—Jeremy Kosky & Charlie Lightfoot

WilmerHale expands London disputes capabilities with addition of two leading partners

NEWS
Lawyers have welcomed the Lord Chancellor’s reverse-ferret on jury reforms, but expressed ‘serious concerns’ about the decision to exclude fraud trials
From ‘rats in the robing room’ to ‘overworked’ judges and a shortage of court staff, barristers have aired their concerns about the state of the justice system
The use of agentic artificial intelligence (AI) poses ‘significant risks’ across the justice system, public services and government, and current regulation is ‘poorly suited’ to control it, experts have warned
The solicitors’ regulator has paused controversial plans to exclude owner-managers from compliance officer roles
The government has launched a £16m legal support grant to support 48 frontline legal advice organisations supporting people facing eviction, problem debt, benefit disputes and family breakdown
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