Litigation Funding news – Page 19
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‘Heads I win, tails you lose’: firm loses DBA appeal
DBA between defendant and solicitors ‘not capable’ of being lawful, Court of Appeal rules.
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MoJ could be sued over refusal to backdate legal aid fee increase
Lawyers acting for Criminal Bar Association say lord chancellor has the power to increase fees.
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Barristers are threatening to delay justice, says minister
Ministers double down on 'generous' legal aid offer and insist fee increase cannot be backdated.
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Good Law Project wins costs cap in PPE case
Judge also says campaign group arguably has standing after recent judicial comments.
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Firm to pay wasted costs after ‘negligence’ in bringing case
Solicitors did not have proper authority to act for company that was jointly owned.
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'We're back': legal aid lawyers begin second week of strikes
Criminal Bar Association chair Jo Sidhu QC urges Dominic Raab to pick up the phone.
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Claimant loses £49k damages as High Court overturns ‘injustice’ finding
County court had ruled that fundamentally dishonest claimant was due some money.
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Civil Justice Council kicks off 'holistic' review of costs
Costs budgeting, fixed recoverable costs and impact of digitisation all under the spotlight.
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MoJ to fast-track criminal legal aid fee increase
Government announcement comes three days after criminal barristers commenced strike action.
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Government to pay ‘reasonable fees’ of Post Office claimants
Minister says he wants to allay any concerns that victims of Horizon scandal will have to meet their own legal costs again.
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Sanctions on strikers 'could be unlawful'
Criminal Bar Association highlights ECHR defence against any application for wasted costs or disciplinary action.
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Irwin Mitchell did not have consent for £28,000 deduction, court rules
Costs judge says that £240 per hour charged for a Grade C fee earner was 'clearly unreasonably high'.
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Litigation funder jointly liable for indemnity costs, court rules
Therium should be jointly and severally liable for indemnity costs, judge says.
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Criminal bar reassured over disciplinary proceedings risk
Hundreds of barristers expected to participate in first court walkout next week over government's legal aid reforms.
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Court rejects claim that instructions of counsel create conflict
But costs judge does penalise firm for running up costs in most expensive part of the country.
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Women lawyers pessimistic about pay equality
Fresh analysis of law firm data suggests it could take several more decades to close gender pay gap.
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Silks accuse LCJ of 'intimidating' lawyers over court walkouts
QCs say independent office of lord chief justice risks being seen as doing job of a partisan enforcer for the government.
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Mishcon awarded interim £1.9m after ‘negligence’ win
London firm fought off £65m claim over collapse of multi-million pound property development deal.
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Law firms making ‘wildly inflated’ costs claims, standards body finds
Analysts say costs are now an ethical issue and that firms need specialist help.
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Insolvency funder blames Covid measures for profit slump
Manolete Partners says pandemic insolvency restrictions created ‘very challenging trading conditions’.