Litigation Funding news – Page 2
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NewsDuty solicitors 'disgracefully underpaid' - former chief magistrate
Howard Riddle CBE says innocent people will suffer if remuneration does not rise.
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Defendant pays an extra £65,000 after fractional Part 36 defeat
Court makes clear it will impose financial penalties where parties do not accept reasonable offers.
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Foreign Office urged to drop costs ‘threat’ against Harry Dunn family
Family lawyer says Dunn parents are being intimidated to drop claim.
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District judge disallows court fee as disbursement
Personal injury firm submitted its business model was not to ask clients to seek fee remission.
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Litigation funder names beneficiaries of £1m annual giveaway
Two law centres among nine recipients of Therium Access grants.
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Concerns raised about Calderbank offers being used to assess litigation conduct
Law Society tells rule-makers to reconsider plans to enable offers to be taken into account when determining costs at end of family proceedings.
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Disparity warning as solicitors react to prosecution fee increase
New money 'does nothing to assist the publicly funded defence system which has been cut to the bone'.
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'Fair and affordable' fees announced for prosecution advocates
CPS says revised rates address concerns such as remuneration for unused material.
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Claimants in truck cartel case get funding go-ahead
Competition Appeal Tribunal rules that the Road Haulage Association and UK Trucks Claims can pursue claims.
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Claimant’s £400k car hire bill a 'stark warning' to reckless providers
Defendant lawyers say courts are going to take a tough stance on credit hire costs being stacked up.
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Litigation funder bags former lord chief justice for grant scheme
Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd joins advisory committee for Therium's not-for-profit arm.
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Solicitor’s £150k costs plea ‘nothing more than a cri de coeur’
Interim costs request was included as part of one paragraph of witness statement.
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Claimant denied QOCS protection after part 36 defeat on ‘mixed claim’
Court of Appeal makes clear that claimant who wrongly rejected settlement offer should suffer consequences.
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Medical charity condemns ‘fixed costs at all costs’ approach
AvMA warns that specialist solicitors will vacate clinical negligence market for lower value claims.
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Claimant and defendant sides fail to agree clin neg fixed costs levels
Working group spends 18 months looking at fixed costs issue, but finds limited common ground.
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Move towards ‘workable’ DBA regime through redrafted rules
Hybrid agreements and DBAs for defendants on the agenda for new regulations.
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Solicitor suspended after firm waited years to pay disbursements
Jayne Greer did not know about non-payments but found responsible for allowing situation to arise.
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Australian funder pushes on with European expansion
IMF Bentham will acquire Omni Bridgeway, a Dutch litigation funder.
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Counsel fee not fixed for claim which left protocol
Court rules that costs officer was right to consider counsel’s advice fee as a disbursement.
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DJ wrong to recuse himself on barrister's fees
Solicitors also criticised for seeking opinion of retired district judge to help their case.
