All Costs, fees and funding articles – Page 9
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NewsJudge issues pre-trial legal aid plea after mother left alone
Judge worried vulnerable mother was not fully prepared for four-day contested final hearing.
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News'NHS 111' service for justice system could save £72m
Law Society unveils recommendations from its pioneering 21st Century Justice project.
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NewsLAA cyber attack could push barristers into debt
Self-employed barristers still paying quarterly VAT bill despite facing significant disruption to income.
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NewsSchool must say how much it paid law firm in £500,000 claim
Pensby High School in Wirral had resorted to turning off its heating in a bid to save money, first-tier tribunal hears.
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NewsFixed fee firms are doing work more cheaply, regulator reveals
Legal Services Board survey also points to surge in services being offered remotely.
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NewsPro bono lawyer helped Windrush claimant secure £295,000
Landmark research reveals the value of legal representation and prompts fresh calls for claimants to receive legal aid.
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NewsSolicitors to pay wasted costs for claim brought against wrong defendants
Costs master says firm acted improperly in continuing asbestos exposure claims with no realistic prospect of success.
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News'Figurehead' class representative to pay £3m costs
Amazon and Apple to receive interim costs following competition tribunal's rejection of proposed class representative.
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NewsBlow to credit hire operators in landmark costs ruling
Significant ruling impacts RTA credit hire sector as Anexo Group and others face liability under non-party cost orders.
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OpinionPortfolio finance under harsh spotlight
A proposal in the Civil Justice Council review that 'portfolio funding' should be regulated by the FCA as a form of loan was unexpected.
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NewsHigh Court blow for private schools and parents challenging VAT on fees
Judges say parents have the option of not paying VAT by sending their children to state school.
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NewsAI will kill billable hour, says lawtech founder
Canadian entrepreneur also warns of relying on ‘dangerous liar’ generative tool for legal work.
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NewsDLA Piper increases NQ pay to £130,000
Managing partner says pay rise reflects firm's high performance in the UK.
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NewsSolicitor's line-by-line challenge adds £50,000 to costs bill
'This is not the way a detailed assessment hearing should have progressed,' costs judge says.
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NewsSociety revives campaign to save civil legal aid
Law Society unveils new heatmap showing worrying legal aid 'desert' for community care legal aid services.
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NewsBindmans unveils 'industry first' social justice fund
Human rights firm to divert 10% of business client fees towards access to justice fund.
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NewsFirm’s legal aid appeal dismissed - but determining officer’s reasons questioned
Defence claimed for 6,450 pages of prosecution evidence in exposure case but was allowed only 109.
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NewsMahmood obtains injunctions over hacked LAA data
Injunctions prevent hackers and third parties disclosing or publishing data obtained from Legal Aid Agency's digital systems.
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NewsCJC calls for costs budgeting in group claims
Enhanced costs management should start as soon as possible, says working group.