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The main opportunities for keeping arbitration costs down lie within three core areas, explains James Barrett

A phoney war or a £15bn headache for the government? Kerry Underwood counts down to the Coventry v Lawrence finale

The bill of costs is in need of a makeover, says Claire Green

Jon Lord considers seven wonders of a modern costs lawyer’s world

Richard Harrison argues that the present structure of case and costs management is misconceived

Jeffrey T Shapiro & James Morrey-Jones examine how law firms should budget for e-discovery post-Jackson

The third part of an exclusive NLJ series on controlling costs post-Mitchell using technology solutions, by Damian Murphy, Mark Surguy & Daniel Kavan

HH Judge Simon Brown QC reflects on Mitchell’s eruption in civil justice & its aftershocks 

The second part of an exclusive NLJ series on controlling costs post-Mitchell using technology solutions, by Daniel Kavan, Damian Murphy & Mark Surguy

Costs lawyers are in demand following the Jackson shake-up, but there is no room for complacency, says Sue Nash

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Freeths—Ruth Clare

Freeths—Ruth Clare

National real estate team bolstered by partner hire in Manchester

Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon

Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon

Partner appointed head of family team

mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison

mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison

Firm strengthens agriculture and rural affairs team with partner return

NEWS
Conveyancing lawyers have enjoyed a rapid win after campaigning against UK Finance’s decision to charge for access to the Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a recruitment drive for talented early career and more senior barristers and solicitors
Regulators differed in the clarity and consistency of their post-Mazur advice and guidance, according to an interim report by the Legal Services Board (LSB)
The dangers of uncritical artificial intelligence (AI) use in legal practice are no longer hypothetical. In this week's NLJ, Dr Charanjit Singh of Holborn Chambers examines cases where lawyers relied on ‘hallucinated’ citations — entirely fictitious authorities generated by AI tools
The Solicitors Act 1974 may still underpin legal regulation, but its age is increasingly showing. Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Morrison-Hughes of the Association of Costs Lawyers argues that the Act is ‘out of step with modern consumer law’ and actively deters fairness
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