Litigation Funding news – Page 49
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NewsUpbeat Burford predicts Covid-19 litigation boom
Bosses will spend bonuses on shares but litigation funder will not pay a 2019 dividend.
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News'Zero money': young legal aid lawyers highlight coronavirus plight
Practitioner group gathering evidence to inform government discussions and best practice recommendations.
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NewsSolicitors cautiously welcome new abuse courts
Treasury says £5m allocated in budget will fund trial of specialist courts allowing criminal and family matters to be considered together.
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NewsBurford shares tumble as coronavirus delays results announcement
Company says 2019 results cannot be published as planned later this month.
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NewsAdministrators reveal details of criminal legal aid firm's demise
Documents filed for One Legal and 2016 acquisition Kaim Todner.
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NewsBudget 2020: chancellor to proclaim '£100m justice package'
Funding to be unveiled includes £5m to trial new domestic abuse courts.
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NewsLegal aid fees: MoJ offer to receive resounding 'no'
The Ministry of Justice is holding a short notice roundtable in London tomorrow on proposed reforms.
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NewsLaw centre hit by 'unrelenting' cuts closes
Brent Community Law Centre opened its doors nearly five decades ago.
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NewsMinisters weigh up wholesale changes to clinical negligence
Health spokesperson tells House of Lords that current arrangements are ‘completely unsatisfactory’.
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NewsJudge finds no reason to depart from budget for case settled early
County court says there would need to be clear evidence of overspending to justify reduction in costs.
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NewsDog eat dog? PI firm joins up with costs chaser
Manchester firm merges with firm specialising in recovering excessive deductions.
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NewsWife awarded £400k for sacrificing her solicitor career
Mr Justice Moor says career of husband - also a solicitor - took precedence.
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NewsEx-client liable for £210,000 solicitor's costs after losing CFA appeal
Lord Justice Lewison says High Court was correct to interpret the words of a conditional fee agreement in broad terms.
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NewsFunder’s claim over ‘pessimistic’ case prospects dismissed by High Court
Litigation funding agreement did not ‘expressly impose any obligations on the law firm’.
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News'Woefully inadequate': profession reacts to £50m criminal legal aid offer
Law Society says the government's proposals are not enough to save defence solicitors from extinction.
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News'Up to £50m on offer': MoJ unveils criminal legal aid fee reforms
Lord Chancellor Robert Buckland says the additional funding will be split evenly between solicitors and barristers.
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NewsFunder exposed to costs as CoA says Arkin rule not binding
Litigation funder had submitted that adverse decision on liability could drive others out the market.
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NewsAppeal court ruling gives guidance on solicitor-client costs disputes
Client alleged litigation outfit's invoices showed ‘significant duplication between fee-earners’.
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NewsUnfit expert witness hit with £89k wasted costs order
Clinical negligence case collapsed after consultant did not know test applied for a breach of duty.
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NewsSenior judge says regional LIP support service closure 'very worrying'
Support Through Court is closing its Bournemouth branch next month.