All Litigation articles – Page 36
-
NewsLitigation expert Stewarts Law sued over lapsed PI claim
Judge rules appeal cannot be upheld involving paralysed lorry driver with long-running claim.
-
NewsMau Mau claimants denied relief after year-long delay
High Court has no good reason for defaulting on time limits for submitting applications.
-
NewsJudge queries High Court trial at 'substantial cost' to public
Claim was never worth more than £80,000 but required a three-week jury trial.
-
News
Claimant who switched to Official Solicitor can recover CFA costs
Defendants contested recoverability as the Official Solicitor replaced litigation friend after costs reforms.
-
FeatureWhere next for private prosecutions?
The conduct of private prosecutors – and their motivations – are under scrutiny
-
NewsLitigation funder makes damages guarantee to MasterCard claimants
Augusta putting money behind group claim brought in relation to intercharge fees.
-
NewsParents facing school holiday fines consider litigation
Simpson Millar says parents in areas where rules were relaxed now fear local authorities will issue penalties.
-
OpinionHello? Yeah, I'm just appearing in court...
The phone call can wait - this is a courtroom after all.
-
NewsCaution urged over 'alien' concept of expert hot-tubbing
Judge-led committee wants more exploration of the issues involved with concurrent expert evidence.
-
NewsJudge allows extra court fee payment to push damages to £140k
Case believed to be one of the first times the court has increased damages and permitted a party to pay extra fee.
-
NewsProfessional firms team up to cover up-front litigation costs for SMEs
Two law firms among range of professional service providers saying they can crack the issue of unmet demand.
-
NewsCity firm sees off costs bid after £15m claim failure
Fox Williams did not throw the 'kitchen sink’ at the litigation and was entitled to fail on some lines of defence.
-
NewsClaimant cancels Part 36 offer to take advantage of new PI discount rate
Court permits withdrawal in what is potentially the first of many disputes around the application of the new PI settlement calculation.
-
NewsStewarts and Enyo merger called off
Firms were in ’early stage discussions’ of combination that would have created £82m practice.
-
News£2 damages winner faces costs bill for nine-day hearing
Mr Justice Leggatt says offer to settle was a ‘game changer’ which cast subsequent pursuit of the claim in a different light.
-
OpinionMediation, costs and proportionality
Mediation is grounded in the psychology of conflict and its resolution and should be an automatic integrated stage in the litigation process.
-
FeatureRoundtable: litigation funding
Litigation funding is increasingly lauded as a model for modern litigation. But its role in boosting ‘access to justice’ is less clear cut, the Gazette’s latest roundtable heard.
-
OpinionThird-party time
Influence of funders on the litigation landscape is only set to grow stronger.
-
NewsLitigation funder offers lending package for court fees
Two-year-old firm says it can reduce firms’ dependence on overdraft borrowing.
-
NewsProlific LiP’s case partly struck out to give her a helping hand
High Court judge says claimant should treat his strike-out as a form of legal advice.