All Litigation articles – Page 33
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Solicitors warned: explain delays or expect default judgment
High Court ruling reasserts judicial attitude to non-compliance near the third anniversary of the key Denton ruling.
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Insurer claims to have key to persuading lawyers to use DBAs
New funding arrangement sees law firms limiting their risk exposure when offering damages based agreements.
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Electronic bill of costs compulsory from October
Pilot successful enough to persuade rule committee to proceed with new format - but questions remain over testing of bill.
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Appeal judges allow PI claim against unnamed defendant
Court rejects insurer’s contention that ruling would lead to flood of fraudulent claims
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Unregistered barrister allowed to serve claim for LiP
Court rules service by unregistered barrister was not unlawful - although he ‘sailed too close to the wind’.
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Opinion
Costs budgeting: an invitation to play the system?
Kennedys was caught out for submitting an under-estimate, but plenty more do the same.
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Judge slams defendant firm Kennedys over costs budgeting 'games'
High Court rejects defendant’s estimate of claimant costs as judge says it was useless.
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Litigation funders 'fuelling surge in FTSE-100 High Court battles'
Thomson Reuters research says number of cases has more than doubled over the past five years.
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New litigation funder targets £100k-plus claims
A new player has entered the litigation funding market with access to capital of up to £10m to invest in small and medium-sized commercial claims, the Gazette can reveal. Invicta Capital Funding, which launched in April, said it will fund claims worth a minimum of £100,000 in damages, and will ...
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Opinion
A boost for arbitration funding
France has become the latest jurisdiction to approve third-party funding.
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SFO wins disclosure bid in legal privilege case
Companies can no longer assume that internal documents can be legally witheld from investigation agencies, lawyer claims.
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BBC's fury at £900k pre-action legal costs of Sir Cliff Richard
Singer bringing legal proceedings after coverage of police raid on his home in 2014.
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EU court backs airlines over bird strike claims worth £11m
Court rules that a collision between an aircraft and a bird is an extraordinary circumstance and not subject to compensation.
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Litigation expert Stewarts Law sued over lapsed PI claim
Judge rules appeal cannot be upheld involving paralysed lorry driver with long-running claim.
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Mau Mau claimants denied relief after year-long delay
High Court has no good reason for defaulting on time limits for submitting applications.
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Judge queries High Court trial at 'substantial cost' to public
Claim was never worth more than £80,000 but required a three-week jury trial.
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Claimant who switched to Official Solicitor can recover CFA costs
Defendants contested recoverability as the Official Solicitor replaced litigation friend after costs reforms.
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Feature
Where next for private prosecutions?
The conduct of private prosecutors – and their motivations – are under scrutiny
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Litigation funder makes damages guarantee to MasterCard claimants
Augusta putting money behind group claim brought in relation to intercharge fees.
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Parents facing school holiday fines consider litigation
Simpson Millar says parents in areas where rules were relaxed now fear local authorities will issue penalties.