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Dominic Regan, Visiting Professor in The City Law School chaired the biggest Webinar in legal history, in conjunction with the New Law Journal earlier this month.

The discussion took place following British Judge Sir Rupert Jackson's proposals to reduce costs of litigation, and was streamed live on the NLJ website.

Regan, a leading authority on civil procedure and costs, was joined by His Honour Michael Cook; David Greene, NLJ consultant Editor and President of the London Solicitors Litigation Association, Edwin Coe; Bob Musgrove, Chief Executive of the Civil Justice Council; Nick Bevan, Senior Counsel, Bond Pearce and Simon Butler, Ely Place Chambers.

The panellists gave immediate analysis of the Jackson report as well as their predictions of the report's potential impact on the legal profession.

The webinar was so popular that large numbers of visitors to the site caused it to crash. It can now be viewed online.

See the full text of Lord Justice Jackson's review on Civil Litigation Costs via the Judiciary website.

This year sees the end of the Bar Vocational Course and the introduction of the new Bar Professional Training Course.

In the latest issue of Counsel magazine, Marcus Soanes, Senior Lecturer at The City Law School and Director of the Part Time BVC, critiques the new course and argues that the new path for legal education is "evolution not revolution".

Counsel, January 2010, pp.14-16

Teams for this year's prestigious City Law School-Blackstone Mooting Competition have been announced! The Moot takes place annually towards the end of January and attracts a large number of high calibre candidates from amongst those undertaking the Bar Vocational Course at The City Law School. The Moot is sponsored by Blackstone's Chambers.

The City Law School supports students' participation in external mooting competitions where we have an excellent record of success. National and international mooting competitions are run annually, with often large cash prizes. Further details of mooting opportunities at The City Law School are outlined here or for students at City University, here.

Former Ministry of Defence trainer and civil litigation author, Dominic Regan, has been appointed as an Honorary Visiting Professor.

As well as sharing his experience of Alternative Dispute Resolution he will play a key role in the smooth transition of the Bar Vocational Course (BVC) to the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) next year.

Recognised for his innovative delivery methods, Dominic Regan will give students a real competitive edge.