All Costs, fees and funding articles – Page 2
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FeatureReview conveyancers' fees, CILEX tells government
Legal executive body says conveyancers are taking on too many cases because the work makes little profit.
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NewsSolicitors get costs boost with rise in guideline hourly rates
All Grade C fee-earners now expected to be charging at least £200 an hour.
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OpinionShow legal aid lawyers the money
Lammy has announced a £20m grant to support people with social welfare and family issues but legal aid lawyers providing similar support are still waiting for a pay rise.
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NewsLammy announces £20m for free legal support
Justice secretary says three-year grant will 'put the sector on a sustainable footing’.
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NewsPogust Goodhead seeks £113.5m interim costs for dam collapse case
'The scale of funding has obviously been, and continues to be, huge and no funder has unlimited resources,' High Court hears.
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NewsLegal aid solicitor forced to leave UK due to salary threshold
Hilda Kwoffie's salary as a legal aid solicitor specialising in mental health work failed to meet £41,700-a-year visa threshold.
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NewsMinisters consider ban on referral fees in housing disrepair
Government acknowledges that lawyers hold councils to account - but raise concerns about costs.
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NewsCouncil's public reprimand 'won’t stop us', says claims firm
District judge finds solicitors acted unreasonably - but firm attacks what it calls 'distraction tactics'.
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NewsCriminal legal aid fees to rise, government confirms
First increases will take effect this month, but others will have to wait until the Legal Aid Agency sorts out its troubled IT systems.
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OpinionMazur has exposed a legal costs system at odds with reality
If judges expect litigation to be conducted by Grade D fee earners, something has to give.
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NewsClass action looms over LAA cyber attack
Liverpool law firm preparing group litigation order seeking compensation for legal aid applicants whose data was compromised.
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NewsFormer prosecutor disbarred over 'dishonest' £44,000 invoices
Practitioner prepared invoices on chambers-headed notepaper but directed fees into personal bank account.
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NewsCourt insists Ryanair passengers can use claims manager
Airline had argued its terms and conditions prevented claims via any third party.
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NewsUnmeritorious JRs hampering nuclear programme, says PM's taskforce
Crowd-funded JR claimants should face higher costs liability than the current £10,000 'Aarhus' cap, report recommends.
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NewsCrackdown looms on ‘double win’ clinical negligence payments
MPs discuss whether claimants who receive funding for private care are accessing NHS care instead.
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NewsHave your say on pay: judges invited to contribute to call for evidence
Senior Salaries Review Body particularly keen for fee-paid and salaried judges to submit individual responses.
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OpinionWhy Mazur is 'interfering with play'
According to Andrew Roy KC, the offside rule is how we need to think of things in the post-Mazur world.
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NewsCosts budgeting applies in £340m group claim, Uber told
High Court rules that claimants need visibility of the costs that are likely to be incurred.
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NewsNo separate route for LAA cyber attack compensation
Fee uplifts for housing and immigration also delayed while digital systems being restored.
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NewsSolicitor cleared of any wrongdoing over costs
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal finds schedule ‘reflected the agreement in place at the relevant time’.