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NLJ this week: The insider & the plucky unrepresented litigant myth

01 July 2022
Issue: 7985 / Categories: Legal News , Constitutional law , Personal injury
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Professor Dominic Regan tackles the apparent myth that ‘individuals would overnight become adept at pursuing claims and would go it alone’ on small claims for road traffic injuries, in this week’s NLJ

‘Some judges and senior civil servants are worryingly out of touch,’ he writes. ‘They think claimants want to go it alone and resent legal assistance. Nothing could be further from the truth.’

In fact, recently released figures indicate nine out of ten pursue their claim through legal representation. Regan also recounts a pithy anecdote from the memoir of former Supreme Court Justice Simon Brown, comments on the disclosure pilot and looks ahead to the second coming of Belsner v Cam.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Sports, education and charities practice welcomes senior associate

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Partner and head of commercial litigation joins in Chelmsford

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Firm strengthens Glasgow corporate practice with partner hire

NEWS
One in five in-house lawyers suffer ‘high’ or ‘severe’ work-related stress, according to a report by global legal body, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)
The Legal Ombudsman’s (LeO’s) plea for a budget increase has been rejected by the Law Society and accepted only ‘with reluctance’ by conveyancers
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
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