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SRA fights costs order in ‘flawed from top to bottom’ prosecution
Solicitors Regulation Authority argues SDT’s £74,950 order should not have been made as case was not improperly brought.
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Litigation funding review: first report this summer
Civil Justice Council will examine sector 'with a view to ensuring fair and proportionate access to justice for all'.
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'Unreasonable' apprentice-solicitor ordered to pay tribunal costs
Judge finds ‘just and proper’ to make costs order for brief fee incurred by Mishcon de Reya in employment tribunal hearing.
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SRA appeals over costs of failed prosecution
Solicitors Regulation Authority, appealing against £74,950 costs order by Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, claim 20% of costs were not validly claimed.
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Fixed costs in clinical negligence claims set for October
Draft rules yet to be published but officials working towards autumn date.
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Hugh Grant phone hacking claim scuppered by Part 36 risk
Actor says that the potential £10m costs burden - even in the event of winning - was too much to handle.
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Smooth ride for PACCAR bill in Lords
Issue of retrospectivity discussed at second reading of Litigation Funding Agreements (Enforceability) Bill.
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Memory lane
Courts fees increase, the race to the bar and illegitimate persons: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
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Law Society consults on 5% PC fee rise
Representative body proposes a £4.20 increase in its call on the annual charge - but the SRA has yet to show its hand.
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£593 divorce fee escapes 10% hike
Consultation respondents said higher fee could force couples to remain in unhappy or abusive relationships.
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Employment lawyers condemn ‘irrational’ fees plan
'The inference could be drawn that the real aim of these proposals is to deter claims,' says the Employment Lawyers Association.
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Claimant lawyers hit for half the costs of a fundamental dishonesty case
Defendant lawyers say costs penalty is a warning against ‘layering’ of RTA claims.
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Fixed costs JR dropped after government concessions
MoJ has agreed to a number of amendments which will come into effect next month.
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Criminal legal aid: £16m for police station fees 'not enough to safeguard sector'
Law Society says current fees based on data 15 years out of date and duty rotas with very few solicitors will receive tiny increase.
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SFO on the hook for millions in costs after epic dispute
Mr Justice Waksman finds Serious Fraud Office must pay 70% of Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation’s costs.
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Firm avoids wasted costs order despite 'reprehensible' mistakes
Claimant wanted order against his former solicitors as protection against future costs demands.
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In depth: Post-PACCAR plans - lit funding sector enters critical period
Reversing PACCAR was the big talking point at the European litigation funding conference. Delegates also appeared relaxed over the prospect of regulation, but not when it came to a cap on fees.
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Judges decline to order funding agreement disclosure in ‘dieselgate’ claim
Judges say disclosure order of firm’s funding agreement would be ‘appropriate to revisit … to the extent it is pursued’.
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No new legal challenge on tribunal fees as consultation closes
Legal advice network warns that for many low-income workers, the new ET charges will be unaffordable.