Litigation Funding news – Page 62
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NewsAppeal rules solicitor should be penalised over inflated costs bill
Hickinbottom LJ says lawyers 'remain ultimately responsible for the acts and omission’ of those delegated parts of litigation.
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NewsCourt of Appeal limits discretion in departing from Part 36 convention
Judge had sanctioned claimant for misleading defendant about effects of her injury.
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News'Cab-rank' coroner hit with £68,000 interim costs order
Mary Hassell’s policy was declared unlawful earlier this year.
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NewsCourt rules CFA scope not limited to named defendant
Judge says agreement should be put in context and was consistent with being ‘descriptive rather than presciptive’.
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NewsCosts master denies another client's demand to see claim files
Latest disclosure request in costs challenge turned down - but judge says issue will be discussed further at appeal.
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NewsSRA expands price publication plans to new practice areas
Firms will have to post prices for employment tribunal, immigration, motoring and probate work as well as small business services.
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NewsMoJ to refund court fees after overcharging
Change of policy followed the threat of judicial review from solicitor whose client paid £103 too much.
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‘No evidence’ insurance reform will slash indemnity premiums
Clients and law firms will both suffer if the Solicitors Regulation Authority pushes through reductions in minimum insurance cover, the Law Society has warned. Regulators want to reduce the minimum indemnity threshold from the current £2m, to between £1m for conveyancing firms and £500,000 for all others. The SRA, which ...
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News'The main driver was costs' - judges make no order in £2m case
Appeal overturns costs award to flight delay claimants after dismissing attempts to find a 'winner'.
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NewsFixed fees hitting firms in the pocket already, survey finds
Annual benchmarking report shows fee earners being replaced as costs pressure bites.
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NewsInsolvency specialist latest litigation funder to weigh up London float
Manolete Partners says demand for capital is at record levels with no slow-down expected soon.
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NewsCosts penalty for defendant who withheld the 'full story'
‘Wholly new’ evidence emerged at trial during cross-examination of defendant witness.
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NewsCourt finds no good reason for another look at claimant's budget
Judge finds individually ‘unreasonable’ items become reasonable if overall budget is within limits.
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NewsLeveson: Do we want Premier League or a non-league criminal justice system?
Sir Brian Leveson says criminal practice must be attractive career option for practitioners.
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NewsGroup action takes shape against university strike
Third party funded claim alleging breach of contract could lead to £500 payouts, firm tells students.
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NewsAppeal court rules fixed costs apply to claim outside protocol
Judge upholds exemption on multiple defendants but says claimant’s conduct can affect costs outcome.
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NewsClaimant firm wins Supreme Court battle over third party capture
Long-running case sees lawyers awarded costs to which they were contractually entitled.
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News'Overstated' PI claim was not fundamental dishonesty, appeal rules
Exaggerated care costs found to be based on expert report and not evidence of claimant himself.