Litigation Funding news – Page 9
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NewsIncentivise defence solicitors for early guilty pleas, DPP tells MPs
CPS chief says early guilty plea saves the court four hearings but defence lawyers are paid substantially more when the guilty plea comes later.
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NewsLit funders highlight ‘elephant in the room’ to Civil Justice Council
Funders anxious for a legislative solution to PACCAR bemoan lack of progress as ’Sword of Damocles’ hangs over industry.
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NewsMahmood 'errs on side of caution' with new personal injury discount rate
Lord chancellor believes changing the rate from -0.25% to 0.5% will avoid significant undercompensation for injured claimants.
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NewsMoJ mulls costs protection for discrimination claims
Call for evidence comes four years after judicial review case was lost by disability campaigner.
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NewsCivil legal aid: minimum 10% fee uplift for housing and immigration lawyers
Ministry of Justice to consult on fee uplift for two of 11 contract areas - the first rise in 30 years.
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NewsJudge warns divorcing couple of financial ruin
Couple incurred costs of £40,000 in a month disputing bills and holiday payment.
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NewsWarning over lord chancellor's 'above-inflation legal aid fee increase'
Law firm hints at further legal action if new rates fail to resolve crisis in immigration and asylum legal aid sector.
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NewsData drive to reveal 'hidden costs' of legal aid work
Practitioner groups wants to show government the current legal aid scheme is unnecessarily complex and bureaucratic.
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NewsLaw centre group takes £33k hit from employer NI hike
South West London chief says it would be 'wonderful' if charities were to be exempted from chancellor's tax raid.
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NewsPost Office Inquiry costs climb past £50m
Lawyers for core participants charged more than £6m for the last financial year.
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NewsProgress stalls on fixed costs for clin neg claims
Issue did not even arise at latest meeting of the Civil Procedure Rule Committee.
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NewsJustice secretary's legal aid advisers call for action on fees
Criminal Legal Aid Advisory Board says situation has deteriorated since 2021 Bellamy review called for urgent uplift.
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NewsJustice secretary finds extra cash for criminal legal aid
Lord chancellor announces £18.5m for police station work and £5.1m for youth court fees.
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NewsSolicitor referred to SRA by judge over 'fabricated' £260k costs bill
Costs Judge James says fees being charged in boundary dispute were of ‘grave concern’.
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NewsFirm’s £1.1m fee increase was not explained, judge rules
Client accuses former solicitors of trying to have their cake and eat it in dispute with hotel group.
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NewsLitigation funding regulation back in spotlight as CJC publishes review
Hotly awaited interim report sets out questions for comprehensive review of the sector.
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NewsQuinn Emanuel suffers costs penalty over resistance to disclosure
While it was 'not unreasonable' for firm to resist in principle, it was ‘only fair’ that claimants should not pay all of its costs.
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News'Avoidable errors' costing conveyancers £19m, says Land Registry
Analysis based on £5 to fix a clerical error and £30 where third parties have to be chased.
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NewsSolicitor ordered to pay costs in 'hopeless' tribunal claim
Tribunal judge Batten found the employment specialist’s conduct ‘put the respondents to expense and inconvenience’.
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News'No crisis in claims sector', says head of litigation funder
Louisa Klouda, chief executive of Fenchurch Legal, insists the sector remains attractive to investors.