All Costs, fees and funding articles – Page 76
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Law ReportEmployment tribunal fees
Fees imposed in respect of proceedings in employment tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal were ruled unlawful by the Supreme Court, both at common law and under European Union law.
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OpinionJ-Day has come – More fixed and capped costs are here to stay
Jackson review entrenches fixed costs, but it is not as bad as feared.
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NewsSolicitors relieved as Jackson rows back from one-size-fits-all costs
Civil costs proposals include new intermediate track for claims up to £100,000 - and new rules for judicial review cases.
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NewsUpdate on clinical negligence fixed costs: No update
Still no decision on whether to press on with fixed costs for claims against the NHS.
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News'Evasive' firm reported to police over uninstructed PI claim
Defendant says judgment is a lesson to firms turning a blind eye to fraudulent practices.
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NewsMoD intent on keeping combat claims out of court
Labour accuses government of abandoning its duty of care to service personnel wounded in combat.
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OpinionOur courts are in profit, so when do we see the benefit?
The trouble with turning justice into a commodity is you raise customer expectations.
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NewsHMCTS turns in £100m civil justice 'surplus' as fees add up
Government starting to reap the rewards of fees and charges in civil courts.
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NewsClaimant legal costs edge towards £500m for NHS
Annual report shows number of clinical negligence claims falling by 2.5%.
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NewsPublic considers barristers 'too expensive' for family advice, regulator finds
Just one in ten family law clients choose to go directly to a barrister for advice, partly due to a widespread belief that barristers charge more than solicitors.
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NewsDefendant denied costs after filing budget one day late
Judge admits decision was ’perhaps on the tougher end of the spectrum’.
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NewsLAA to review 30-minute online application allowance
Public Law Project says it is not possible to make a CCMS application in half an hour.
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NewsClaimant entitled to shifted costs against compensatory body
Cases across the country had been stayed for an outcome in Howe v Motor Insurers’ Bureau.
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NewsLaw centre calls for levy on corporate law firms
Greater Manchester Law Centre says it needs more than words and encouragement.
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NewsCourt cautious on £1.1m costs in Cliff Richard case
Judge at costs management conference says there is insufficient information to make meaningful intervention.
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NewsFixed costs plea to stem bout of holiday sickness claims
Government confirms it is in talks to 'identify the most appropriate and effective response'.
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NewsNo indemnity costs for late acceptance of offer, court rules
Judgment takes on contentious issue of costs for late acceptance of offers in road traffic accident protocol cases.
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NewsSRA backs compulsory publication of prices
Regulator U-turns in response to recommendations of competition watchdog.
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NewsGovernment seeks to cut costs of immigration litigation work
Annual report hails efforts by Home Office, Government Legal Department and HMCTS.