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John O’Hare states some home truths about mediation
A costs judge has reduced a bill claimed at nearly £260,000 to zero, in a ruling that highlights a gap in legal regulation.

Costs decisions don’t always play out as expected, as Sophie Houghton, professional support lawyer in the dispute resolution team at LexisPSL, writes in this week’s NLJ

Circuit judges have been granted an extension to their powers in family proceedings, as reported by former district judge Stephen Gold in this week’s ‘Civil way’

An accident victim has a right to have his solicitors’ bill assessed because he never agreed to the specific amount of deduction, the Supreme Court has unanimously ruled

A decision to deny an accident victim the right to assessment of his solicitors’ bill has been overturned by the Supreme Court, in an important ruling on client protection
A recent judgment gave much-needed clarification on costs in probate cases, write Chris Bryden & Ben Haseldine
Christmas has come early for litigators & it’s all about the money! Dominic Regan shows he’s no turkey as he shares a feast of legal gems in this month’s exposé

Lies cost, as The insider, aka Professor Dominic Regan, reports in this week’s column

Lawyers have a chance ‘to save a few bob for the client’, courtesy of advance notice provided of an increase in land charges fees

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Hogan Lovells—Lisa Quelch

Hogan Lovells—Lisa Quelch

Partner hire strengthens global infrastructure and energy financing practice

Sherrards—Jan Kunstyr

Sherrards—Jan Kunstyr

Legal director bolsters international expertise in dispute resolution team

Muckle LLP—Stacey Brown

Muckle LLP—Stacey Brown

Corporate governance and company law specialist joins the team

NEWS

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From gender-critical speech to notice periods and incapability dismissals, employment law continues to turn on fine distinctions. In his latest employment law brief for NLJ, Ian Smith of Norwich Law School reviews a cluster of recent decisions, led by Bailey v Stonewall, where the Court of Appeal clarified the limits of third-party liability under the Equality Act
Non-molestation orders are meant to be the frontline defence against domestic abuse, yet their enforcement often falls short. Writing in NLJ this week, Jeni Kavanagh, Jessica Mortimer and Oliver Kavanagh analyse why the criminalisation of breach has failed to deliver consistent protection
Assisted dying remains one of the most fraught fault lines in English law, where compassion and criminal liability sit uncomfortably close. Writing in NLJ this week, Julie Gowland and Barny Croft of Birketts examine how acts motivated by care—booking travel, completing paperwork, or offering emotional support—can still fall within the wide reach of the Suicide Act 1961
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