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15 December 2023
Issue: 8053 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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NLJ this week: Events without equal as 2023 ends

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A flurry of legal developments has struck at the very end of 2023, expertly dissected this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan, of City Law School, aka The Insider

From the guideline hourly rates—how do they match up to fees in real life? Prof Regan provides examples—to the two seminal judgments of Churchill (whether courts can order ADR) and TUI v Griffiths (admissibility of evidence not challenged on cross-examination), The Insider provides insight in inimical style.

Prof Regan has also been doing some digging into the intermediate track, courtesy of a tip-off from an astute silk. He writes: ‘There is something insane in the intermediate track fixed recoverable costs regime…’ 

Issue: 8053 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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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

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