Litigation Funding news
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NewsFunders can take fee before damages payout, Court of Appeal rules
Claimant lawyers see off a significant threat to the future of litigation funding in opt-out class actions.
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NewsLibel firm Schillings sees off costs estimate challenge
Terms of business required firm to 'endeavour to notify the client' if estimate was likely to be exceeded.
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NewsSociety consults on small PC fee increase
Chancery Lane accounts for under 30% of the annual levy, which was unchanged this year at £307.
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NewsTop sports firm accused of copying opponent’s budget
‘Deliberately inflated’ budget filed half an hour late had ‘striking similarities’ to figures submitted earlier by claimant.
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NewsWagatha Christie: Vardy loses appeal over alleged misconduct by Rooney’s solicitors
High Court finds there was ‘ample material’ before costs judge to justify his conclusion that Rooney’s legal team did not act improperly.
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NewsLegal advice service in council rent row 'cannot afford to move'
Solicitor says relocating to cheaper premises could affect volunteer numbers.
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NewsJudge awards just £1,200 after credit hire firm claimed £50k
Judge invites parliament to deal with credit hire costs and the effect on motor premiums.
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News'Wagatha Christie' saga rumbles on in costs appeal
Court hears allegations - and denials - of misconduct by legal team in preparing a costs budget.
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NewsCAT president slashes 'wholly disproportionate' costs in Mastercard case
Akin Gump billed at up to triple guideline hourly rates - including £1,120 for Grade B solicitors - for application costs.
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NewsJudge demands proof before cutting 'duplication' costs
Paying parties cannot expect to secure costs reductions based on a single-paragraph objection.
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NewsCosts order over consumer rights firm's unreasonable behaviour
Consumer Rights Solicitors (CRS) insisted its client’s claim had merit but discontinued it for 'commercial reasons'.
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NewsSpring statement 'lacks proper investment plan' - Society
Chancellor announces £8m to help probation officers fill in fewer forms - but little else for justice.
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News'Intermediate courts' will complicate legal aid, Leveson review told
Practitioner group says solicitors will struggle to split their time between three sets of courts.
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NewsTop civil servants' union fires justice warning ahead of spring statement
FDA says headline savings announced by the chancellor will have significant ramifications for the Ministry of Justice.
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NewsFirm wins legal aid appeal over 10,000 pages of prosecution evidence
Legal Aid Agency’s determining officer conceded only 882 pages of the 10,000 claimed by Wakefield-based firm.
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NewsCouncil’s costs threat ‘not coercive’, High Court rules
Ashford Borough Council found a ‘pragmatic solution’ by pledging to withdraw its claim if two landowners signed undertakings.
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NewsCouncil and legal advice service clash over proposed rent rise of 562,000%
Council says Waterloo Action Centre, which pays a peppercorn rent, is ineligible for further cash until it signs a new lease.
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NewsCriminal bar in crisis: one in three intends to quit
Half of respondents to CBA survey work over 60 hours a week and overwhelming majority spend weekends preparing cases.
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NewsCFA can apply retrospectively, Court of Appeal rules
Lord Justice Coulson states that agreement does not need to set out specifically that it applies in retrospect.
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NewsNew litigation funder pledges £250m and hires industry heavyweight
Steve Din, best known for starting up Simpson Millar owner, joins North American litigation funder.