Patrick Allen
Patrick Allen, NLJ columnist, Managing and Senior Partner, Hodge Jones & Allen. Founder and Chair of the Progressive Economy Forum (www.progressiveeconomyforum.com). Patrick sat as a Deputy District Judge for 16 years (PAllen@hja.net; www.hja.net)
Patrick Allen, NLJ columnist, Managing and Senior Partner, Hodge Jones & Allen. Founder and Chair of the Progressive Economy Forum (www.progressiveeconomyforum.com). Patrick sat as a Deputy District Judge for 16 years (PAllen@hja.net; www.hja.net)
The worst is yet to come for the legal profession, warns Patrick Allen
Patrick Allen calls for urgent investment in information technology for the civil courts’ system
Patrick Allen sums up the current approach to the discount or enhancement of damages
Patrick Allen joins the debate over whiplash claims
Patrick Allen rallies against anti-referral fee rhetoric
What next for referral fees, asks Patrick Allen
A central theme of the Jackson Report is that making costs proportionate to damages under the CPR has not been achieved in practice and that major rule changes are needed.
Much of what has been written on the Jackson report so far suggests that the time for debate is over. This is not correct. The debate is just beginning.
MOVERS & SHAKERS
NLJ career profile: Liz McGrath KC
A good book, a glass of chilled Albarino, and being creative for pleasure help Liz McGrath balance the rigours of complex bundles and being Head of Chambers
Burges Salmon—Matthew Hancock-Jones
Firm welcomes director in its financial services financial regulatory team
Gateley Legal—Sam Meiklejohn
Partner appointment in firm’s equity capital markets team
Walkers and runners will take in some of London’s finest views at the 16th annual charity event
Law school partners with charity to give free assistance to litigants in need
Could the Labour government usher in a new era for digital assets, ask Keith Oliver, head of international, and Amalia Neenan FitzGerald, associate, Peters & Peters, in this week’s NLJ
An extra bit is being added to case citations to show the pecking order of the judges concerned. Former district judge Stephen Gold has the details, in his ‘Civil way’ column in this week’s NLJ
The Labour government’s position on alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is not yet clear
