All Costs, fees and funding articles – Page 92
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NewsCourt fee hike set for next week
Parliamentary approval likely to be granted in the House of Lords before implementation.
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OpinionMoney talks on LASPO exemption
The government is willing to listen to reasoned arguments – it just depends who’s making them.
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NewsMunby turns his guns on excess bundles
Judge lays down the law after bundle with 591 pages submitted by party in family court.
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NewsMoJ makes U-turn on LASPO insolvency exemption
Government retains exemption for creditors making claims against insolvent companies.
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NewsClaimant who missed hearing escapes sanctions
Mr Justice Sweeney said case management decisions are ‘not lightly to be interfered with’.
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OpinionA judicial eye on bundles
Efforts to reduce the cost of trial bundles are impressing the bench.
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FeatureCosts-shifting and the Year of the Sheep
How qualified one-way costs shifting will prompt more costs orders against solicitors.
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NewsSFO told to pay costs of ‘flawed’ prosecution
Costs bill presented by wrongly accused group of solicitors is expected to be around £7m.
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NewsCFA regime ‘vital after legal aid abolition’
Law Society and Ministry of Justice both argue against defendant’s claim of human rights violation in Coventry case.
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NewsDefendants slam ‘grotesque’ costs regime
Long-awaited case begins with defendant arguing recoverability of insurance and fees was unlawful.
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NewsInterveners named as stage set for crucial Coventry case
Judges will decide whether the pre-Jackson costs regime was lawful.
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Law ReportMental capacity
The defendant disputed the costs that related to the period when the claimant had been acting through a deputy appointed on her behalf.
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NewsMP’s libel costs claim slashed by a third
Judge approves costs budget of £370,000 for Conservative Tim Yeo against Times Newspapers.
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OpinionWhy SME clients are under threat
Court fees are just the latest blow to smaller businesses seeking to enforce their rights.
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NewsIndemnity insurer liable for disbursement loans
AIG to pay out almost £1m after appeal court rules loans to cover disbursements are not exempt from indemnity conditions.
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NewsMunby bemoans ‘serial failures’ over interpreting
Sir James Munby orders Capita to pay £13k hearing costs after interpreter no-shows have ‘profound effect on proceedings’.
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NewsSociety mounts challenge to new court fees
Solicitors warn new charges will restrict justice to those who can afford it.
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NewsLate claimant’s bid to delay trial refused
But judge does allow claimant to serve witness statement as he did not want to ‘artificially tie its hands’.
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NewsCFA retained by client without mental capacity – CoA
Lord Justice Richards says appeal is dismissed and that the CFA was not frustrated.