Litigation Funding news – Page 31
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NewsGetting £135m for criminal legal aid not easy, says minister
James Cartlidge MP insists at Law Society webinar that practitioners will get a 15% uplift in most fees.
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News'Loss-making' rates behind decline in community care work
Firms tell social care charity they are reluctant to take on cases because the work is financially unviable.
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NewsLondon defence solicitors demand 25% fee increase
Practitioner group revises what it is willing to accept from government after members say 15% uplift isn't enough.
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NewsSlater and Gordon declines to explain 'secret' ATE payments
Judge says there is 'huge worry' about unexplained commission which firm 'refuses to explain'.
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NewsSlater and Gordon denies bullying costs recovery lawyers
Appeal from national firm begins in High Court as it attempts to prevent former clients from bringing claims.
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NewsLegal aid barriers remain for people with 'trapped capital' - research
Public law specialists say low-income homeowners are still struggling to access legal aid following important High Court win.
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News'We have to fight': legal aid providers could decline work
Solicitors urged to tell representative bodies and practitioner groups what action they are prepared to take.
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NewsMinister apologises for misleading parliament on negligence costs
Slip reveals government thinking as NHS litigation costs come under mounting scrutiny.
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NewsMinistry of Justice to be grilled by MPs over legal aid proposals
Justice committee will hear evidence from Law Society, Bar Council, justice minister and legal aid policy director.
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NewsLAA declines to disclose back-up advocacy numbers for 'no returns'
Several solicitors have publicly declared they will not be helping Legal Aid Agency to undermine criminal bar's action.
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NewsCarter-Ruck gets sale order over former clients’ home
Firm sued couple at centre of a landmark libel case for around £285,000.
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NewsGrade D fee earners ‘charging more than £500’
Battlegrounds marked out ahead of crucial Court of Appeal hearing in costs recovery case.
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NewsPublic law campaigners help vulnerable child's legal aid challenge
Law Society stepped in financially after LAA refused to grant funding for judicial review claim against the agency's decision.
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NewsNo-fault clin neg compensation ‘would harm patients’
APIL head speaks out on eve of major new report into clinical negligence litigation costs.
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NewsLAA sitting on £1.4m in unclaimed fees for unused material
Legal Aid Agency says prompts have been added to digital payment system to encourage providers to claim cash they are owed.
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News'Apocalypse' now? Judge stunned by £8m divorce costs demands new cap
‘Steps must be taken’ - including statutory measures - to curb excessive legal spending, Mr Justice Mostyn suggests.
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NewsPoint of no returns: barristers begin legal aid action
Hundreds of practitioners are withdrawing longstanding gesture of goodwill that has helped prop up criminal justice system.
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NewsLitigation funder warns of ‘below expectations’ profits
Insolvency specialist says market will play ‘catch up’ in the next 12 months.
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News£400,000 financial remedy costs bill 'woefully excessive'
Court rejects woman's claims of coercive control by her retired barrister ex-husband.
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NewsJudge finds ‘no justification’ for firm charging £1,100 an hour
Lord Justice Males says parties must provide 'clear and compelling' proof that costs are justified.