Magician’s gambit
In Part 6 of its Final Report, the Civil Justice Council proposes to bring portfolio funding and litigation loans within […]
Queen of sorcery
The Civil Justice Council’s Final Report on litigation funding proposes a formal system of statutory regulation, replacing the existing patchwork
Pawn of prophecy
The Civil Justice Council’s Final Report on Litigation Funding, published in June 2025, marks a watershed moment for the funding
Silver medals
On Friday the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in two very important conjoined appeals about the potential liability of
Brace for impact
My costs work is divided into advocacy, advisory and drafting tasks. The latter includes the drafting of solicitors’ retainers, which
Let him have it
Words matter. In law, they are everything. They are the medium through which meaning is conveyed, disputes are resolved, and
Little boxes
One of the consequences of growing older, is that you realise that all time is circular, and you return to
The fast and the furious
One of the more interesting areas of costs work that I undertake from time to time, is that of applications
The shape of things to come
My experiments with Artificial Intelligence continue. I am working with various prototypes. As well as Sunny AI, and Andrew AI,
