All Costs, fees and funding articles – Page 23
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NewsFirm told it cannot recover £234,000 costs shortfall from claimant
Judge says Irwin Mitchell did not advise client of implications of budget overspend in personal injury case.
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NewsNational Audit Office to review legal aid sustainability
Public spending watchdog wants to see what progress government has made since its 2014 report.
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OpinionPutting in the fix
Fixed recoverable costs – these reforms are hugely flawed but our time to be heard is running out.
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NewsLegal help website faces uncertain future after funding ends
Advicenow provides practical support in areas such as family, housing and employment.
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NewsInterest on costs due on date of original £38m order, judge finds
High Court says cut-off point for recovery of interest ‘discourages the pursuit of stale claims’.
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NewsMPs criticise HMCTS for 'burning through' £1.3bn court reform budget
Damning report from public accounts committee reveals only £120m left but programme nowhere near complete.
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NewsLegal aid firm to 'wind down operations' after 24 years
Founder Nicola Mackintosh says low rates, rising overheads and government bureaucracy have made recruitment and retention impossible.
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NewsLegal Aid Agency speeds up billing process
Defence solicitors no longer have to wait until a case ends to submit claim for police station work.
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NewsCourt of Appeal overturns tribunal's 'artificial and arbitrary' costs cap
Judge had recognised that real costs would be higher but wanted cap for Subsidy Control Act cases.
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NewsLegal aid data reveals plummeting spend on housing disrepair
Solicitors says tenants' access to justice has been curtailed by changes to what was previously a 'cost neutral' scheme.
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NewsCosts of case manager meetings cannot be claimed, master rules
Fee-earners attending meetings are not involved with progressing litigation in complex personal injury claim.
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NewsSociety secures JR permission over criminal legal aid fees
Chancery Lane urges new lord chancellor Alex Chalk to settle dispute away from court.
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NewsPart 36 benefits denied after claimant's 'perilously close' offer
Offer to settle at 99% of the value of the claim did not create meaningful chance of ending dispute.
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NewsLead judge backs financial remedies reform
Mr Justice Mostyn says simple rules for determining financial remedies have been overpainted by 'woolly' judicial discretion.
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NewsClaimant lawyers accused of ‘exploiting’ insurers to hike costs
Defendant lawyers say they are fighting cases where claim values are artificially inflated.
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NewsBreakdown of medical agency costs 'irrelevant', court finds
New twist in insurer requests to see details of medico-legal company invoices.
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NewsMental Capacity Act 'toolkit' for parents
Ministry of Justice embarks on awareness-raising exercise after opting against payment reform.
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NewsClaimant who beat her own offer by 7p penalised for 'tactical step'
County court rules that reduction on Part 36 offer was not a genuine attempt to settle costs issue.
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NewsMoR not concerned ahead of fixed costs extension
Sir Geoffrey Vos says change will be huge - but should not affect access to justice.
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NewsMoJ confirms fixed costs uplift for vulnerable parties
Defendant lawyers had warned that addition could offer claimants unnecessary ‘windfall’.