All Costs, fees and funding articles – Page 28
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NewsCyber-attack cost conveyancing giant £7m - but the insurers paid up
Goodwill writedown contributes to huge operating loss at Simplify, which was forced to cut new instructions for 10 weeks.
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NewsLegal aid widened but grandparents 'will fall through justice gap'
Ministry of Justice announces £6m to support family and friends applying for special guardianship orders.
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NewsLitigant who called City firm 'scammers' hit with £4,000 costs
Employment claimant penalised for inappropriate conduct and pursuit of hopeless case.
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NewsDraft rules for fixed costs extension are finally published
Government gears up for implementation of the extension to most types of civil claims this October.
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NewsCost of assessing costs is a 'nonsense', says leading judge
Lord Justice Birss says profession has ‘bought into idea’ that costs estimates are always difficult.
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OpinionQOCS: a shift in the balance of power
How the new qualified one-way costs shifting rules will affect litigation dynamics and behaviour will soon become apparent.
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News'Wholly unreasonable': SRA hit with costs bill for 'desultory approach' to disclosure
SDT orders Solicitors Regulation Authority to pay almost £15,000 in wasted costs for multiple disclosure failings in high-profile prosecution.
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NewsGuideline rates 'not particularly useful' for £500k costs assessment
Judge says top London rates not reserved exclusively for 'heavy commercial' work.
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NewsStart dates confirmed for fixed costs extension
Different approaches will be applied for PI claims, procedure rule committee reveals.
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NewsThird time lucky? LAA reopens tender for housing contracts
Liverpool among 11 procurement areas where the Legal Aid Agency has failed to attract 'compliant' bids.
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NewsMoJ evaluation reveals advice sector struggles
Legal advice agencies say it is getting harder to recruit staff as demand for support surges.
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NewsDivorce reform: work finally begins on finances review
Law Commission aims to publish a scoping paper in September 2024.
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News'National Legal Service' plan puts City levy back on the agenda
Proposed vision for legal aid would see highest earners and wealthy litigants pay extra to help fund new-look legal aid scheme.
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NewsCounty court delay forced landlord to pay £355 court fee twice
Housing possession data collected by law firm highlights regional variations for application-processing and enquiries.
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NewsPostmaster claimants urged to avoid no win, no fee lawyers
Three firms agree not to charge clients seeking compensation from the Post Office.
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NewsTime is 'opportune' for new review of divorce law
Law Commission expected to conduct review of Matrimonial Causes Act - but potential reforms at least two years away.
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NewsSplit liability offer did not meet Part 36 requirements
‘Widespread’ practice of 90/10 liability offers ‘difficult’ to fit into Part 36 rules, judge finds.
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OpinionLitigation funders sweat on Supreme Court
In a few weeks, the entire litigation funding industry could be turned on its head.
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NewsLegal costs challenge fails over lack of detail in disputed items
Points of dispute presented in PI case costs challenge found to be ‘wholly generic’.
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NewsPay dispute between government and judges rumbles on
Appeal tribunal remits case after overturning lower court's finding that judges were part-time workers in their 'sitting up' capacity.