All Costs, fees and funding articles
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NewsDeceased class representative ordered to pay £7.7m costs
Competition Appeal Tribunal order follows last month's strike-out of the claim against Govia Thameslink.
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NewsReview jury service expenses, peers tell Sackman
Minister says expenses have not been reviewed since 2010 as government prioritised judges' sitting days and criminal legal aid.
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NewsCourt of Appeal twice curbs millions claimed in lawyers’ costs
One judge shaves millions from a costs budget as another describes counsel fees as ‘astonishing’.
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NewsFee-sharing disrupter collapses after unpaid tax bill
New-breed firm had attracted lawyers from top firms and allowed them to keep 70% of fees.
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NewsHigher rates band for solicitors comes a step closer
Consultation also begins on applying guideline rates to counsel fees.
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NewsMoJ suggests below-inflation pay rise for judges
Pay review body told a higher judicial pay award would come at the expense of other priorities in the justice system.
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NewsMother faces £27,100 costs bill for false accusation
£260,000 sought by man wrongly accused of sexual abuse was 'disproportionate', judge rules.
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NewsFighting over fees - Law Society Commercial Litigation Conference
Why clients fall out with solicitors over bills, reform of product liability law and an update on disclosure were among the topics this year.
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NewsBHP fails to challenge interest payment order in Brazil dam case
Master of the rolls gives lead judgment in the latest twist to the Mariana dam litigation.
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NewsFirm sees off MoD allegation of 'inflating' claims costs
Court asked to rule on dispute over costs for thousands of hearing loss claims.
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OpinionLegal fees: the good, the bad and the ugly
Former Law Society president and commercial litigation stalwart Simon Davis discusses what makes legal costs good or bad.
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NewsRugby claimants ordered to pay £1.5m over non-compliance with orders
Interim payments ordered by judges in both the Rugby League and Rugby Union group litigation.
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NewsSociety fears new legal support grant will have 'limited impact'
Chancery Lane says £16m grant needs to be supported by regular investment in legal aid provision.
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News'Strong message': Society bolsters wellbeing and pro bono support
Three-year grants will see LawWorks receive £130,000 and LawCare £170,000 in first year.
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NewsCosts judge refuses fee uplift for McCann stalker case
Firm argued for fee uplift in case of woman jailed for harassing parents of disappeared three-year-old Madeleine.
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NewsUse costs to clamp down on 'AI slop', urges former lord chancellor
Sir Robert Buckland KC tells conference that artificial intelligence has spawned a ‘profound change in the economics of litigation’, at the expense of the justice system.
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NewsSociety quietly abandons minimum trainee pay benchmark
Employers advised to pay aspiring solicitors doing qualifying work experience no less than real living wage.
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News'This isn't over': Lawyers say secret commissions fight will continue
Ruling established that Part 18 requests cannot be used to force firms to reveal commissions.
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NewsCourt cannot force secret commission disclosure, appeal judges rule
Court of Appeal says refusing to disclose commissions is ‘unwise’ but blocks option of legal challenge.
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NewsMPs call for independent body to run compensation schemes
Public accounts committee tells government to listen to victims who found claim process distressing or retraumatising.