Litigation Funding news – Page 14
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Civil legal aid review: Society hands MoJ blueprint to save fragile sector
Chancery Lane urges government to inject £11.3m into fees while longer-term work is carried out.
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Windrush compensation claimant denied legal aid heads to High Court
Judicial review and academic report renew spotlight on access to legal advice and representation.
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GenAI could generate tension between GCs and external law firms
GC discussions suggest generative AI could make defining and quantifying the value of advice and solutions difficult.
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Government urged to cancel legal debts of SSB clients
Bradford MP also calls for investigation into the circumstances that led to the collapse of SSB Law.
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MoJ spending £20m on northern court repairs
Millions being spent replacing roofs, heating systems, pipes, windows, cladding and lifts.
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SRA to cap fees on financial services claims
Regulator overrides argument that replicating the FCA's limits would stifle competition.
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Lawyers 'feel morally obliged' to do loss-making housing work
Independent research commissioned by the Law Society will be submitted to government's civil legal aid review.
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Mirror phone hacking trial: Judge hits both sides with costs
Parties both scolded for conducting litigation in an ‘extreme and confrontational way’.
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Fee rise will collect £210,000 a year more for Supreme Court, government says
Proposals follow a review of and consultation on current fees for the UK’s highest court.
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Landmark survey reveals mass exodus of specialist rape lawyers
Two-thirds of barristers doing rape and serious sexual offences cases intend to quit the work.
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Defence lawyer reports rise in dishonest injury claims
Two claimants lost costs protection after their dishonesty was proved in court.
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Litigation funding: Florida lawmakers back landmark regulation
Bill proposes to increase transparency of agreements and limit profits.
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Housing possession spike prompts urgent legal aid plea
Latest Ministry of Justice data shows mortgage and landlord possession claims and orders continue to climb.
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Solicitors on 24-hour police station rota raise health and safety concerns
Legal Aid Agency is conducting snap consultation on dividing 24-hour rota into two 12-hour shifts.
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LAA requests status update on 17,000 'inactive' cases
Legal Aid Agency says review not designed to work out how much money is owed but it will help predict future expenditure.
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Buckland: divorce reform needs to move faster
Former lord chancellor concerned about speed of progress on financial remedies with several months to go until Law Commission 'scoping paper' published.
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Ex-SSB client living in fear over £38,000 costs demand
SRA investigating as former clients of Sheffield firm receive payment notices over cavity wall claims.
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MoJ ends costs incentive to settle cases on eve of trial
Claimants can recover 75% of advocacy fees up to five days before aborted trials.
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Firm loses appeal against costs assessment over £54,000 will bill
Court of Appeal judges found beneficiaries should not be restricted on an application and assessment of the Kent solicitor’s fees.