All Costs, fees and funding articles – Page 53
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NewsJudge denies firm £1.1m in costs over funding switch
Court of Appeal rules that reasons for changing from legal aid funding to a conditional fee agreement were unreasonable.
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NewsRebuke for transferring client funds before sending bill
SRA says sanction reflects that there was no lasting or significant harm to clients.
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News£220m needed to clear Covid-19 court backlog
Thinktank warns that Crown court waiting times will increase by 60% - and stay there indefinitely.
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NewsFee-earners told they can’t claim for photocopying and visiting clients
New costs judgment sees master pore over almost 1,000 claimed-for items.
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NewsNew recommendations coming on guideline hourly rates
Civil justice reviewers will produce proposals by the end of this year.
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NewsJudges call for review of costs rules after QOCS judgment
Court of Appeal rules that defendant must be able to set off costs of winning dispute against overall costs liability.
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NewsCourt overturns £39k order against solicitor for unpaid medical fees
Dispute over fees for cancelled appointments or cases that ended up being unsuccessful.
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News£750m coronavirus pot 'not enough' to save advice sector
Advice Services Alliance chief says Ministry of Justice should repurpose funds for projects no longer appropriate in current climate.
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NewsRegulator allows fee deferral to support conveyancers during Covid-19 crisis
Council for Licensed Conveyancers says firms are furloughing staff or temporarily closing offices.
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News‘Financial incontinence’: judge slashes group action costs
Court ruling states that claimed-for costs were ‘indication of an over-generous approach’.
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OpinionCap catch no bar to a good investment
Despite the ever-growing popularity of litigation funding, court judgments dealing directly with issues relating to funders are pretty rare. But in February, like proverbial buses, two came along at once.
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NewsLegal aid support package to help lawyers 'weather the coronavirus pandemic'
Law Society welcomes measures but says significantly more needs to be done to help criminal defence community.
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NewsCity firms pledge £85,000 to save law centres from closure
Several law centres have sufficient reserves for only four to eight weeks.
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News'Zero money': young legal aid lawyers highlight coronavirus plight
Practitioner group gathering evidence to inform government discussions and best practice recommendations.
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NewsSolicitors cautiously welcome new abuse courts
Treasury says £5m allocated in budget will fund trial of specialist courts allowing criminal and family matters to be considered together.
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NewsAdministrators reveal details of criminal legal aid firm's demise
Documents filed for One Legal and 2016 acquisition Kaim Todner.
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NewsBudget 2020: chancellor to proclaim '£100m justice package'
Funding to be unveiled includes £5m to trial new domestic abuse courts.
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NewsLegal aid fees: MoJ offer to receive resounding 'no'
The Ministry of Justice is holding a short notice roundtable in London tomorrow on proposed reforms.
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NewsLaw centre hit by 'unrelenting' cuts closes
Brent Community Law Centre opened its doors nearly five decades ago.
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OpinionDangerously optimistic clients
Litigators working under a conditional fee agreement justifiably dread the unreasonably optimistic client.