Litigation Funding news – Page 37
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NewsImmigration legal aid consultation criticised for lack of data
Concerns and challenges over digital system discussed at latest Young Legal Aid Lawyers meeting.
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NewsVos calls for review of time-consuming costs budgeting regime
Master of the rolls says he wants incremental change rather than another Woolf or Jackson - and hits out at foreign litigants.
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NewsData claim with £50k costs sent to county court after ‘procedural abuse’
Claim worth £3,000 reallocated to the county court after stinging criticism of claimant solicitors.
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NewsNine Insulate Britain activists ordered to pay £5,000 each in costs
Dame Victoria Sharp attacks 'excessive' cost of 'greater than necessary' preparation in contempt case.
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NewsConveyancing giant still restoring IT systems after 'security incident'
Regulator says Simplify cannot confirm when restoration will support return to business as usual.
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NewsClaimant solicitors 'told clients to delete' holiday social media posts
Defendant solicitors in sickness claim say more wasted costs order bids could be incoming.
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NewsLegal aid for Windrush victims 'would save taxpayer money'
Legal thinktank says direct engagement between caseworkers and legal representatives would reduce errors and delays.
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NewsCosts in pension divorce case a ‘shaming indictment’ of our legal system
Family court judge critical of husband who pursued post-divorce litigation ‘to the bitter end’.
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NewsCross-examination on wasted costs applications ‘should be the exception’
Court of Appeal finds there is 'no absolute rule barring cross-examination in a wasted costs case'.
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NewsInsolvency funder blames Covid lifeline for profits slide
Manolete chief executive says market was ‘artificially suppressed’ during the pandemic.
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NewsMajor litigation funder goes into administration
Regulator confirms that Affiniti Finance Limited has stopped taking on new business.
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NewsLegal aid practitioners to retain choice over court-assessed bills
Ministry of Justice decides to continue hybrid system until November 2022 following unanimous response to consultation.
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NewsParents could face costs order for clogging up family court
Dominic Raab reportedly drawing up plans to bolster mediation by making it the default in most cases.
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NewsFifteenth time lucky: advice clinic's legal aid struggle revealed
Solicitor tells Pro Bono Week event that free advice relies on fully funded legal aid sector.
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News30 minutes free: LAA tackles immigration detainee discrepancy
Solicitor who successfully challenged absence of equal provision says change does not go far enough.
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News‘Nihilistic litigation’: Divorce judge laments costs of mammoth case
Costs of proceedings now outstrip the assets of both parties, court hears.
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NewsEmails intercepted in £640,000 conveyancing fraud
Law Society, National Economic Crime Centre and National Crime Agency unveil anti-scam campaign.
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NewsGreen signal for railway group action
Train operating companies are accused of overcharging travelcard holders, in opt-out class action.
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NewsCourt rejects £150,000 costs cap that would have killed off claims
Case believed to be the first application for a capping order since costs budgeting began.
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NewsLargest ever legal aid inquiry calls for independent fee review
Cross-party commission held evidence sessions with several frontline practitioners.