Litigation Funding news – Page 16
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Firms must deduct 50% from damages to survive fixed costs extension
Costs expert predicts more disputes if firms need to make up shortfall from client damages.
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Duty solicitor scheme 'close to collapse', lord chancellor told
Practitioner group outlines solicitors' concerns in open letter to Brandon Lewis CBE MP.
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Court denies claimant chance to recover deductions made by PI firm
Judge finds that signed authority was given and fees claim was made too late.
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EU to impose regulation and fee caps on litigation funders
Funders accused of 'seeking profit maximisation at the expense of claimants'.
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Litigation funder likely to lose £5m after shock court defeat
Listed company revises profit expectations from other 280 ongoing cases.
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Criminal bar demonstrations cancelled - but strike continues
Public gatherings called off this week out of respect for Queen Elizabeth II as leader of the Criminal Bar Association prepares to meet new lord chancellor.
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New justice secretary agrees to meet criminal bar
Criminal Bar Association chief Kirsty Brimelow QC hopes 'introductory' meeting will pave the way for negotiations to open.
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DWF acquires specialist costs management business
Listed firm announces arrival of 47-strong team from Manchester-based Acumension.
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'Substantial positive movement from government' could end bar strike
Justice committee hears evidence from criminal bar chiefs on reasons behind long-running action over legal aid funding.
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Solicitor tells SDT that £6,000 from client’s father was a loan
Employment solicitor says money was intended to pay for his son’s school fees.
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Criminal bar begins 'historic' strike
Barristers escalate action over legal aid funding on day new prime minister is announced.
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Court rejects firms' claims for cracked trial fees
Costs judge says fees are payable only when prosecution has to start again.
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Settlement close? Criminal bar chief delivers farewell message
Jo Sidhu QC hails 'turning point' as continuous strike over legal aid funding effectively begins today.
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PwC and EY awarded extra £1m costs for private prosecution work
Five barristers also receive higher fees for legal expenses insurer’s criminal case.
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Criminal bar 'holding justice to ransom' - lord chancellor
Escalation of action over legal aid funding is 'needless and indefensible', Dominic Raab writes in the Daily Mail.
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PlayStation maker faces £5bn claim over 'excessive and unfair prices'
Sony accused of abusing its dominant position in relation to PlayStation games and in-game content.
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Claimants call for review of stagnant fixed costs
Rule-makers are warned that lawyers will leave the market if costs do not match inflation.
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Legal aid lawyers working longer under online immigration regime
Ministry of Justice extends consultation period for fixed fee proposals after publishing survey on casework.
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Post Office scandal lawyers ordered not to use 'negotiating tactics'
Inquiry chair also wants lawyers representing claimants to be paid more.
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‘Get-rich-quick’ scheme: ‘egregious’ Axiom fraud left investors with nothing
Timothy Schools, 61, branded ‘utterly dishonest man’ by Judge Martin Beddoe today.