All Litigation articles – Page 23
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NewsUS class action firm sets sights on Mercedes Benz
Milberg Ltd is taking on UK emissions scandal claims against Daimler AG.
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NewsJudge’s blast at lawyers ‘bombarding’ court with meritless material
Postscript comment came after last-ditch attempt to stop judge from handing down ruling.
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NewsJudge sounds warning about ‘lazy’ solicitors over years of inactivity
Claim allowed to progress after solicitors waited almost three years past initial limitation period.
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NewsCoronavirus truce extended between claimant lawyers and insurers
Hundreds of firms have agreed to commit to protocol aimed at preventing game playing during crisis.
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NewsHearing in biggest ever group litigation to go ahead remotely
No guarantee that courts will be able to hold in-person hearings later in the year, adds judge.
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NewsNew recommendations coming on guideline hourly rates
Civil justice reviewers will produce proposals by the end of this year.
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NewsOmbudsman promises flexibility over complaints during lockdown
Complaints handler says it has power to use discretion about how to treat under-pressure firms.
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OpinionThe new normal? Opinion has shifted overnight on remote hearings
Why have remote court hearings? The question in future is surely why would we not?
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Pandemic adjournment bid rejected as judge orders remote five-week trial
Lawyers told to work together to ensure next month’s Chancery Division trial can go ahead online.
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NewsFirm that missed email and released funds given all-clear by High Court
Commercial practice DKLM overlooked an email sent to its ‘contact us’ address.
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NewsInsolvency litigation market grows to £1.5bn
Sector has been ‘turned upon its head’ since the Jackson reforms, research finds.
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News‘Financial incontinence’: judge slashes group action costs
Court ruling states that claimed-for costs were ‘indication of an over-generous approach’.
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NewsCourt claims drop by 65% in four weeks
Just 29 claims were filed in the week commencing 30 March.
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NewsHigh Court ruling backs claimants in VW emissions litigation
Diesel engines did contain a defeat device, Mr Justice Waksman finds in judgment on preliminary issues.
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NewsDechert partners accused of Gulf torture
A Jordanian lawyer alleges he was kidnapped and placed in solitary confinement for 560 days during investigation.
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NewsRules finally amended to extend time for civil procedures
Parties now have 56 days to file documents and make applications without seeking court permission.
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News$530m Zoom trial was a success, says partner
Solicitor predicts greater use of technology once the crisis has passed.
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NewsDefendant and claimant lawyers agree relaxed litigation rules
Organisations respond to coronavirus lockdown with deal to allow extensions and email service.