Litigation Funding news – Page 75
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NewsTransforming justice: wider fixed costs regime on the way
Ministry of Justice also gives the green light to the online court for resolving civil claims.
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NewsLitigation fund backs public interest cases
Woodsford Litigation Funding has become the first partner of venture to fund test cases.
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NewsNHSLA tests in-house working to cut £120m defence costs
In-house litigation team was established earlier this year and is running as a 12-month pilot.
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NewsClaimant slapped with costs order after erroneous CFA letter
Firm admitted that it had wrongly advised the defendants claim was being funded by way of a conditional fee agreement.
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NewsCheers! Lawyers net £200m from SABMiller deal
UK’s biggest corporate takeover is a fee boon for magic circle giants.
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NewsForce solicitors to publish prices, watchdog urges
Consumer panel calls for law firms to be subject to dentist-style regulation.
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NewsPI claimants face £12,000 bill after fundamental dishonesty finding
Whiplash claims by bus passengers after low-speed collision thrown out by court.
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NewsJudge stays case until claimants pay correct court fee
Dual claim cannot be classified as a ‘non-money claim’, High Court rules.
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NewsAppeal: judge went ‘too far’ in applying fundamental dishonesty
County court ruling finds judge was wrong to make costs penalty in PI claim 'riddled with inconsistencies'.
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NewsPress regulator IPSO sets up arbitration scheme
Bespoke ADR pilot will cap costs at £2,800 plus VAT.
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NewsCourt fee hikes behind fall in business judgments
‘Common sense’ suggests number of court judgments reduced by fee rises – as well as economic recovery.
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NewsJudge rejects inadequate costs bills
‘Important warning’ to solicitors on information given to clients on work done.
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NewsCrowdfunding bid for second Brexit challenge
Bindmans solicitor John Halford instructed on article 50 case.
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NewsJudge rues ‘attritional warfare’ in PI case
‘Great deal of time and money spent by solicitors on both sides attacking the opposing party’, says Mr Justice Edis.
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NewsLabour leadership rivals Smith and Corbyn vow to scrap tribunal fees
Owen Smith and Jeremy Corbyn both committed to getting rid of employment tribunal fees following plunge in claims.
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NewsFirm hails success of cutting out third-party funders
Capital Law set up a £50m litigation fund in February for cases exclusively run by its own lawyers.
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NewsRuling sets asbestos compensation benchmark
Claimant entitled to compensation from employer in proportion to its contribution to disease.
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NewsNHSLA figures show clinical negligence claims falling
Claimants’ costs now a bigger percentage of small claims than ever before.
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NewsBrexit bonanza predicted by litigation funder
Sterling’s fall makes UK courts and arbitral institutions more competitive, says Burford.
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News‘Fraud unravels all’: landmark Supreme Court ruling
Insurers can break open a settlement agreement in PI cases, highest court rules.