All Costs, fees and funding articles – Page 65
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OpinionLitigators must tread carefully on shifting sands
Civil litigators will need to be resourceful as developments in 2019 herald fresh uncertainty.
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NewsLASPO part 2: MoJ content that civil reforms have driven down costs
Review uncovers evidence that some personal injury firms may be overcharging their clients through inflated insurance premiums.
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NewsRegulator to 'sweep' 500 websites to monitor price compliance
Firms told they cannot simply refuse to comply with new fees transparency rules.
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NewsCourt rejects bias claim over 'warm and friendly' link to opposing solicitor
Arbitration chair had worked alongside QC and solicitor acting for one party, but court says this did not lead to bias.
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NewsPrice publication rules 'will drive down costs and quality'
Bellwether report suggests many solicitors see online publication requirements as a risk.
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NewsCriminal bar 'incensed' over £93k salary for CPS posts
Criminal Bar Association chief says members are enduring 'hard slog with none of the benefits'.
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NewsJob losses as rescued legal costs firm back in administration
Practice had strong links with the PI sector but struggled as its law firm partners collapsed.
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NewsCourt approves £550 hourly rate for Philip Green lawyers
Two trials set to begin next month, with large proportion of costs already incurred.
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News‘Seize the nettle now on capped costs’, says judge
High Court has restricted an appellant’s costs in a case heading to the Supreme Court.
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NewsNews focus: Making criminal defence pay
The government is reviewing criminal legal aid fees but does it fully grasp the predicament of embattled practitioners? And how does it stop juniors fleeing an impoverished sector for City riches?
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NewsBig spending solicitors still failing to meet costs budgets
Survey of specialists finds many clients go over budget - but there are reasons for optimism.
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NewsSRA pays Leigh Day £1m to cover costs of failed appeal
Joint statement marks end to disciplinary proceedings over Iraq claims - but not to the controversy.
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NewsCourt caps appeal costs to keep 'some semblance of reasonableness'
Judge says it was ‘deeply alarming’ to discover that appellant planned to spend £1.24m on a day and a half in court.
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NewsInsurer on the hook for costs in negligence claim over Italy development
Sitting in the High Court, Mr Justice Foskett exercised the court’s discretion to award non-party costs in ‘exceptional circumstances’.
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NewsCourt relaxes costs rule for PI claim heading towards multi-track
Judge says parties had signed consent order that would result in costs assessed on standard basis.
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OpinionHeavy-hitters take AIM at litigation
Litigation funders target London market as cash piles up for investment in disputes.
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NewsMoJ reveals fixed cost levels for two-year pilot
Scheme will operate in selected business and property courts for cases valued up to £250,000.
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NewsBoost for litigators as court approves 78% costs budget rise
Disclosure of a ’scale and complexity’ that could not reasonably have been envisaged, finds Master Davison.
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NewsFirm fighting challenges over bills enters administration
Southport practice had been pursued through the courts to release client files.
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NewsCosts 'disproportionately high' in Russian oligarch battle
Macfarlanes failed to provide ‘basic information’, according to High Court judgment.