Litigation Funding news – Page 89
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NewsDate set for costs budget exemption rise
£10m threshold will apply unless the parties agree to a higher limit or the court orders otherwise.
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NewsPI lawyers still back ATE insurance option
Most managing partners say they still advise every PI client on the availability of ATE as part of their standard service.
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NewsBuffer rule to relieve Mitchell pressure on courts
Rule change to alleviate pressure on civil courts from applications for extensions to file documents.
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NewsJackson: reforms a shock, but will work in time
Judge predicts the old regime of uncontrolled litigation costs will come to be seen as ‘absurd’.
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News‘Out of control’ foreign divorce ‘squeezing out needy litigants’
High Court judge takes aim at ‘appalling’ litigation involving non-UK citizens.
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NewsJackson reforms threaten justice, says Law Society
Organisation highly critical of changes to civil litigation implemented last April.
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NewsClaimant’s attempt to cite Mitchell ‘manifest nonsense’
Attempt to persuade judge to apply sanctions was ‘misguided opportunism’.
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NewsMitchell regime savaged as firm describes ‘climate of fear’
PI giant and City representative line up to criticise aftermath of Jackson reforms.
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NewsCourt fee plans ‘herald justice for those who can pay’
MoJ proposals threaten ‘irremediable’ damage to civil justice system.
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NewsBudgeting limit to increase to £10m
Master of the rolls has recommended a new £10m threshold despite strong opposition from Commercial Court judges.
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NewsFirms fear fixed-fee pressure, poll finds
The hourly-rate model has come under increased pressure in recent months.
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NewsCourt rules against use of Mitchell as a ‘tactical advantage’
Justice Leggatt rules against reliance placed on Mitchell in the Summit Navigation case.
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NewsCJC reviews Jackson reforms
Evidence will be gathered and used in a conference next month to consider the impact of the reforms, which came into force last year.
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Litigation funders face new complaints regime
Third-party funders could be publicly expelled from the body that regulates them under a new complaints procedure.
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NewsChristie lawyers slow off the blocks
Filing a costs budget even just a day late does not count as a ‘trivial’ breach of rules, county court rules in Linford Christie case.
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NewsNegligence firm dismisses NHS costs cap
Manchester firm hits back after NHSLA accuses claimants of 'front-loading’ claims with excess costs.
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NewsChancery Lane delivers JR response
Society says decision to cut use of judicial review may reduce the accountability of public authorities.
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Claimant faces record costs after tribunal
Last April, tribunal rules were changed to allow employment judges to make bigger costs orders.
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NewsMental capacity ruling over retainer
The case is likely to set a precedent for claimants who lose mental capacity after 1 April 2013 but entered into a conditional fee agreement before that date.
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News£2m limit for Jackson costs compliance could rise, says judge
Talks continue about the threshold for costs budgeting to apply to commercial cases.