Features – Page 4
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FeatureJackson reforms – embracing the changes
Firms that adopt a proactive approach to costs management will succeed under new litigation rules.
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FeatureLate amendments and scope of judges
A recent Court of Appeal judgment illustrates how the circumstances of the particular case will determine if an adverse costs order is made.
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FeaturePricing: getting it right
Richard Susskind thinks lawyers are wrong on pricing. But firms should be encouraged to understand and tackle modern challenges on more than one front.
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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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FeatureCrown court fees
Important changes have come in to force for cases with representation orders dated on or after 2 October 2014.
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FeatureCivil procedure: conduct and costs
The significance of alternative dispute resolution and offers to settle under Civil Procedure Rule 44.2.
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FeatureWhy mid-tier firms must take the long view on costs
How making business changes with client interests at the forefront can deliver long-term gains.
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FeatureMitchell: may we relieve ourselves now?
The Court of Appeal’s updated guidance on non-compliance seeks to restore sanity. But only time will tell if it does.
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FeatureMitchell: conjoined appeals
An in-depth analysis of the Court of Appeal’s revised guidance on relief from sanction.
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FeatureThe retreat from Mitchell
Last week’s compliance guidance offers a more nuanced approach to penalty enforcement. Triviality has gone.
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FeatureFeatured broadcast: Mitchell sanctions damaging to litigation – Society
The Law Society calls for clear guidance on costs sanctions and a re-emphasis of parts of the Mitchell judgment. Featuring a broadcast of proceedings, courtesy of Sky News.
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FeatureChartwell – relief from sanctions
A judgment deriving from an exception to the general rule on efficiency and proportionality.
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FeatureThe death of ambush litigation
Some solicitors do not properly appreciate the importance of getting their costs statements in on time in the tough new compliance environment.
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FeatureCivil procedure: relief from sanctions
An overview and guidance for solicitors currently dealing with the changes post-Mitchell.
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FeatureSentencing and professional conduct
A run through LASPO changes to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
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FeatureProportionality and legal costs
A number of obstacles arise when attempting to assess if costs in civil litigation are proportionate.
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FeatureCosts: knowing your client
If solicitors fail to carry out adequate due diligence on clients, costs could be wasted in many ways.