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Today's video story: The price of ivory has dropped by more than half in the past three years. This decline may be good news for elephants that have been targeted for their tusks.
Focus of the day story: A conditional fee agreement can be lawfully assigned, the Supreme Court has unanimously held in a significant judgment. Plevin v Paragon Personal Finance [2017] UKSC 23 concerned the issue of whether an after-the-event (ATE) insurance premium claimed in a costs order was recoverable. Full story - New Law Journal
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