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Issue: Vol 169, Issue 7868

13 December 2019
IN THIS ISSUE
Matthew Hoe provides some clarity over the latest Part 36 conundrum on fixed costs
We’re living in ‘the age of experience’, and that should shape the delivery of legal services, Adam Bullion, general manager of marketing at conveyancing search services company InfoTrack, writes in NLJ this week
A couple whose wish to adopt was rebuffed because of their Indian heritage have won their discrimination claim

 

For anyone affected by debt, poverty or homelessness, it can be a difficult time of year.

Costs lawyers have called for an urgent review of the guideline hourly rates―the baseline figures used by judges to assess the fees charged by solicitors
The Court of Appeal has quashed the convictions of three members of the Oval Four
Lawyers have been asked for their views on the first piece of regulatory guidance on artificial intelligence (AI)
A combination of technology, deregulation, market disruption and commercial pressures are forecast to cause a fall in employment in the legal services sector of 13,000 (4%) over the next seven years
The general election could spell the end for the Fixed Term Parliaments Act, lawyers say
175th Law Society President driven to promote diversity & UK PLC 
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ career profile: Liz McGrath KC

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

Burges Salmon—Matthew Hancock-Jones

Firm welcomes director in its financial services financial regulatory team

Gateley Legal—Sam Meiklejohn

Gateley Legal—Sam Meiklejohn

Partner appointment in firm’s equity capital markets team

NEWS

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

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