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
In their first ‘Family law brief’, a regular NLJ quarterly update on judgments in the Family Court, Ellie Hampson-Jones and Carla Ditz, both senior associates at Stewarts Law, take a look at recent caselaw in four key areas—jurisdiction; publicity/privacy; the importance of financial dispute resolution hearings; and the treatment of private equity interests
Seven out of ten litigators (72%) say media scrutiny of courtroom proceedings has increased in the past decade, according to a report published this week, ‘Reputation in litigation’
Tamil Sri Lankan asylum seekers currently being held on the island of Diego Garcia in the Chagos Archipelago are to be allowed to transfer to the UK, following legal proceedings
Meta has failed in its attempt to stop a class action against it for allegedly abusing its dominant position by extracting commercially valuable data from users without offering payment
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams
Private wealth and tax team welcomes cross-border specialist as consultant
Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias
International hospitality and leisure specialist joins corporate team as partner
Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven
Firm appoints head of intellectual property to drive northern growth
