Claimant firm wins Supreme Court battle over third party capture
Long-running case sees lawyers awarded costs to which they were contractually entitled.
'Overstated' PI claim was not fundamental dishonesty, appeal rules
Exaggerated care costs found to be based on expert report and not evidence of claimant himself.
MoJ confirms fixed costs figures for holiday sickness claims
Minister says ‘epidemic’ has damaged the travel industry and driven up costs for holidaymakers.
Justify your PPI fees or face action, SRA warns
Regulator says many firms are routintely charging fees of more than 25% of client damages, despite being told that anything above 15% is likely to be considered unreasonable.
Inflation-busting fee hikes boost UK top-100
Deloitte report survey reports leading firms grew by nearly 8% on average in last quarter of 2017.
Damage limitation
The 100% success fee model is still popular for low-value PI work – but judges need to be convinced.
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Litigation funding poised to go global
New and innovative products are establishing third-party funding as a staple of the UK claims market – other jurisdictions will follow
