All Costs, fees and funding articles – Page 94
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NewsJudge rages at ‘grotesque leeching’ of costs in divorce
Lawyers and experts received £920,000 in total – almost one-third of the assets.
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NewsLord chancellor denied relief over missed deadline
Although delay did not affect any pre-existing court timetable, delay in service prevented start of the pleadings process.
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OpinionDBAs: a win for the vested interests
Government has chosen vested interests over access to justice with its decision on hybrid DBAs.
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NewsGovernment rules out hybrid DBAs
Civil Justice Council commissioned to review DBAs – but hybrid arrangements off the agenda.
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NewsFixed fees needed for deafness claims, say insurers
ABI says the monthly number of such claims has risen from 1,000 in 2012 to 3,500 in 2014.
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NewsInfant claims costs clarification due by January
Claimant lawyers say judges are refusing to allow payments for additional liabilities out of damages settlements to infants.
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NewsHigh Court imposes costs budgeting on £18m claim
Judge warns of ‘abuse of the process’ if discretion is not applied to current guidelines.
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OpinionJudges must be braver about hot-tubbing
Concurrent evidence is universally approved, so why aren’t more judges ordering it to take place?
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NewsPrivacy granted for multi-million-pound fee dispute
Ruling ‘protects confidentiality’ of those who challenge lawyers’ fees.
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Opinion
Curbing mischievous complaints
Time limits and fees could weed out unjustified complaints and ensure they are not used simply as a tactic to avoid payment.
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Costs specialist creates app to calculate interest
Application features ‘first-ever interest calculator’.
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NewsSanctions avoided despite three-month notice delay
Judge rules it would not be ‘fair, just or appropriate’ to deny the claimants relief.
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OpinionRTA claims: what’s going on
A rise in traffic accident damages may disguise a worrying trend in settlements.
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NewsCMCs face backlog of up to 10 months
Revelation follows calls for more training to equip judges inexperienced in costs.
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NewsHigh Court refuses withdrawal of settlement offer
Mr Justice Leggatt says it was ‘wrong in principle’ for defendant to make its application without notice to the claimant.
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NewsDenton backlash begins as judge overturns relief refusal
Original judge had ‘expressed’ qualms about following directions of Mitchell judgment.
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OpinionGrayling’s problem is beyond carelessness
Mesothelioma ruling just another example where government tried to bulldoze through policy.
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NewsHigh Court deals LASPO blow to Grayling
Court rules that Ministry of Justice did not carry out adequate review of potential impact of reforms.
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NewsCosts budgeting ‘completely alien’ to some judges
Senior costs judge says more training needed to help with post-Jackson regime.
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OpinionOpening up funding for small claims
Some funders are turning their attention to lower-value litigation – at last.