Litigation Funding news – Page 2
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NewsRayner's stamp duty statement prompts conveyancing warning
Deputy prime minister and housing secretary says she relied on 'incorrect' advice when she underpaid stamp duty land tax on her flat purchase in Hove.
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News'Regressive restructuring' won't clear immigration backlog, lawyers warn
Practitioner group urges government to focus on 'broken' legal aid system and quality of Home Office decisions.
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NewsMoJ enters talks on seizing client account interest
Ministry of Justice discusses alternative funding options with legal aid lawyers during series of roundtable discussions.
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NewsLAA repays £35,000 to charity following legal challenge
Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants was told earlier this year that it owed the sum in relation to payments on account.
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NewsHigh-volume claims outfits must declare they understand the rules
SRA review finds glaring gaps in firms’ understanding of regulatory obligations.
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NewsSolicitor ordered to pay £250,000 costs over failed GDPR case
Practitioner has already paid £240,731.21 on account to The Transcription Agency over the last two years.
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NewsIn the money: average equity partner income soars to £307,000
Analysis of HM Revenue & Customs data shows earnings jumped by nearly £100,000 in five years.
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NewsInterim costs slashed due to lack of proper explanation
Top international firm claimed £1,096 an hour for fee-earner's work on corporate restructuring litigation.
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NewsLitigation funder could buy stakes in US firms
Investment in 'managed service organisations' could avoid state bar bans on non-lawyer ownership.
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NewsFirm wins trial fee in 'eunuch-maker' case
Costs judge finds that the equivalent of a Newton hearing took place following guilty plea.
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NewsDentons 'somewhat obstructive' over ongoing £2m bills dispute
Costs judge says international firm’s ‘absence of informative replies’ led to inspection application.
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NewsAbuse of process appeal fails as parties were 'following direction of the court'
'Courts expect their orders to be obeyed,' judge notes in costs appeal in 'latter-day Bleak House' litigation.
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NewsGovernment launches review of collective actions
'Tens of billions of pounds' have been paid in damages under Competition Appeal Tribunal opt-out regime.
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NewsWife who hid assets in pre-nup hit with costs penalties
Judges say non-disclosure of full financial position could be characterised as fraudulent.
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NewsLAA portal could be fixed - in September
Disruption endured by lawyers in submitting applications and receiving payments to last at least another month.
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NewsTravers and Mishcon boost NQ pay
Mishcon partner says higher salary will make firm an 'attractive destination' as salary war in the City continues.
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NewsSports firm in £60m venture not entitled to fees
Judge says firm took risk of working unpaid to recover a multi-million-pound dividend from group claim.
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NewsHousing disrepair firm responds to £9,400 wasted costs order
Fast-growing Liverpool practice says it retains an excellent reputation with clients.
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NewsLandlord blocked from recovering legal costs through service charge
'Depressingly extensive' litigation over London block of flats moves to Upper Tribunal.
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NewsSociety recommends 2.45% pay rise for trainees
Chancery Lane president says minimum salary uplift will boost equality and diversity in the sector.