Sophie Houghton
Professional support lawyer
Sophie Houghton is a professional support lawyer in the dispute resolution team at LexisPSL (plus.lexis.com/uk/practical-guidance-dispute-resolution).
Professional support lawyer
Sophie Houghton is a professional support lawyer in the dispute resolution team at LexisPSL (plus.lexis.com/uk/practical-guidance-dispute-resolution).
If you’re exceeding guideline hourly rates, vague assertions won’t cut it, writes Sophie Houghton
Sophie Houghton on why it doesn’t pay to put forward overly ambitious figures in costs budgets
Sophie Houghton reviews Part 36 offers & their role in maximising costs recovery in fixed costs cases
Sophie Houghton rounds up some key points for practitioners to consider ahead of the extension of fixed recoverable costs
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MOVERS & SHAKERS
Anthony Collins—20 promotions
20 promotions mark major people investment at national law firm, Anthony Collins
Sidley—Elaine Whiteford
Sidley adds competition litigator Elaine Whiteford in London
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Charles Russell Speechlys welcomes Claudina D’Costa as Director of Client Development Marketing
NEWS
The 25th Pro Bono Week begins today until 6 November, with events hosted by law firms, chambers, law schools and charities across the UK
Pro bono is celebrating a silver anniversary, with initiatives putting businesses and students at the heart of access to justice
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
A discount on damages does not automatically mean an equivalent haircut for legal costs in military deafness claims
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