Litigation Funding news – Page 3
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NewsLawyers face payment delays following LAA cyber attack
Practitioners having to email and phone about applications while Ministry of Justice works on back-up service to replace digital portal.
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NewsSlater and Gordon beats off costs challenge from 224 ex-clients
Senior Costs Judge Rowley says clients understood terms and were not put under pressure to sign.
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NewsMPs demand urgent plan for cutting clin neg costs
Public Accounts Committee critical of ‘astronomical’ sums paid to claimant lawyers.
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NewsJudicial salary review to explore 'flexible pay'
Lord chancellor wants Senior Salaries Review Body to come up with recommendations that will make the bench more attractive.
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NewsCostly remedy battle harming reputation of lawyers, says family judge
Court dismisses application for interim payments made just three months before final hearing.
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NewsMoJ consults on £92m offer for criminal legal aid
Law Society welcomes extra cash but says cost of living has outstripped extra funding being offered.
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NewsEfficient service? MPs to probe family court system
Ministry of Justice and Department for Education officials will be grilled on why families are waiting up to a year for their cases to be resolved.
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News‘Wagatha Christie’ libel case reaches settlement after ‘long and unhappy road’
Costs judge says the £1,190,000 settlement was ‘satisfactory commercial conclusion for both sides’.
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NewsNo reduction in awarded costs in ‘Wagatha’ alleged misconduct appeal
Mr Justice Cavanagh gives his ruling on consequential matters following the dismissal of Rebekah Vardy’s appeal.
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NewsCourt throws out challenge to £700,000 legal bills
Judge in costs recovery claim finds Howard Kennedy invoices were statutory interim bills clearly broken down for the client.
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NewsLegal advisers 'need pay parity' with CPS
Trained legal advisers quitting HMCTS for better paid jobs in Crown Prosecution Service and local government.
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NewsJudge issues 'costs padding' warning after firm’s £30,000 bill
Express Solicitors says it acts in common with most firms by agreeing deductions with clients at the time of instruction.
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NewsJobs lost as high-profile lit funder restructures
Jersey-registered company Therium said changes were part of a strategic plan rather than a sign of financial distress.
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NewsBirmingham firm wins legal aid appeal over retrial
Interval between two trials and change of judge and defence team meant it was ‘quite unrealistic’ not to treat them as separate trials.
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NewsFirm must pay former client’s costs over final bill
Senior costs judge says Chesterfield-based practice could not complain about former client commencing Part 8 proceedings.
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NewsFunders can take fee before damages payout, Court of Appeal rules
Claimant lawyers see off a significant threat to the future of litigation funding in opt-out class actions.
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NewsLibel firm Schillings sees off costs estimate challenge
Terms of business required firm to 'endeavour to notify the client' if estimate was likely to be exceeded.
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NewsSociety consults on small PC fee increase
Chancery Lane accounts for under 30% of the annual levy, which was unchanged this year at £307.
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NewsTop sports firm accused of copying opponent’s budget
‘Deliberately inflated’ budget filed half an hour late had ‘striking similarities’ to figures submitted earlier by claimant.
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NewsWagatha Christie: Vardy loses appeal over alleged misconduct by Rooney’s solicitors
High Court finds there was ‘ample material’ before costs judge to justify his conclusion that Rooney’s legal team did not act improperly.