Litigation Funding news – Page 14
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CPRC to give ‘early notice’ of fixed costs rules
Changes will see fixed recoverable costs extended to nearly all money claims worth up to £100,000.
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Society calls on government to act in Belsner fall-out
More needs to be done to underpin funding arrangements, says solicitor representative body.
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Losing litigant in mixed claim avoids immediate costs order
Court rules on contested interpretation of the word ‘proceedings’.
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Belsner may have killed off costs challenges for good, says expert
Court of Appeal issues warning to checkmylegalfees.com over trivial costs claims.
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Belsner: Lawyers win in crucial costs recovery ruling
Costs case of the decade may halt thousands of similar claims by former clients seeking to recoup deductions.
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Raab's return fuels legal aid funding fears
Ministry of Justice is due to publish full response to Bellamy review next month.
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Capping fees will kill collective actions, litigation funder warns
International funder says efforts to regulate the market are misguided and counter-productive.
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Fixed costs extension rules ‘not ideal’ - but almost ready for sign-off
Extension should go ahead in December although rule-makers admit they have had to be pragmatic.
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Solicitors will benefit from legal aid reforms, Lewis insists
Lord chancellor defiant after being grilled by opposition MPs on solicitors' fees.
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Crack cases quicker to reduce backlog, senior presiding judge suggests
Lord Justice Edis suggests that cases with likely guilty pleas could be brought forward by the listing officer and dealt with in one go.
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Solicitor issued ‘unjustified’ £250k bill to vulnerable widow client
Owner of Ilford firm took advantage of client through commission fees and excessive storage costs.
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Emailed invoice was valid, judge tells non-paying client
Court rules in favour of firm and gives welcome relief on the issue of invoices sent by email.
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Lenders see conveyancers 'as their in-house legal team'
Law Society conference reveals tension between conveyancers and mortgage lenders over responsibilities.
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Society backs City fund for social welfare lawyers
Chancery Lane makes one of the biggest single donations to the Social Welfare Solicitors Qualification Fund.
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Claim worth £3,000 moved after costs rose towards £50,000
Judge moves claim out of High Court jurisdiction after ruling it was not complex.
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Barristers vote for legal aid deal
Criminal bar decides to accept £54m offer and suspend strike - but solicitors are mulling their own action.
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Court of Appeal hears second fee claw-back challenge
Law firm says former client’s appeal is a ’pointless exercise’ that will incur huge costs.
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News focus: Law Society intervenes in the costs case of the century
The Law Society last week defended its 22-page model conditional fee agreement after senior judges questioned ‘impenetrable’ client documents in a landmark challenge on costs deduction
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Barnstaple duty scheme to be covered by remaining legal aid provider
Solicitors in Devon faced four-hour round trip under Legal Aid Agency proposals to ensure sufficient coverage.
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Solicitors took ‘unfair advantage’ of client by deducting costs, court hears
Belsner appeal hears submissions that law firm did not set out in enough detail what it would receive.