All Costs, fees and funding articles – Page 104
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Specialist courts under microscope on costs budgeting
Exempting mandatory costs budgeting for claims in excess of £2m may be ‘unnecessary and inappropriate’, a newly established sub-group of the Civil Procedure Rule committee has suggested. An intervention from the Judicial Office in February ensured that high-value commercial cases would be exempt from impending Jackson reforms. It meant that ...
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‘Last chance saloon’ on costs
A leading academic has warned solicitors that judges will grant no more latitude to those who default on their case budgets. Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School told the Liverpool Law Society conference that firms exceeding their budget will be ‘in the deepest of trouble’. Regan, who assisted Lord ...
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LSB relies on regulators to see off DBA ‘mis-selling’ fear
The Legal Services Board will not introduce specific guidance for damages-based agreements
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Jackson LJ to rule on his own reforms
Lord Justice Jackson is one of five High Court judges appointed to hear appeals arising from his costs reforms.
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Costs management
In January 2010 Lord Justice Jackson published his Review of Civil Litigation Costs Final Report. The core recommendations are an interlocking package, and most were implemented on 1 April 2013 in the Civil Procedure (Amendment Rules) 2013, SI 262.
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Expert report warns government to hold off RTA portal extension
Government plans to extend the RTA portal from next year were today dealt a blow by one of its own advisers.
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New portal fees threaten access to justice, says Society
Thousands of personal injury solicitors face uncertain futures after the government unveiled plans to slash fees for road traffic accident work.
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Portal protestors issue letter before action
Personal injury lawyers have started a process that could lead to a judicial review into reforms planned for the Road Traffic Accident Portal next April.