All Litigation articles – Page 36
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Solicitors spared after filing costs budget late
Judge decides delay did not affect progress of litigation.
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NewsCourt examines 'tension' in rules on budgeting costs
Practicalities of detailed assessment of budgeted cases outlined.
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NewsTen-minute rule: Law firm's billing 'unusual', costs judge declares
Ten-minute units ‘uncommon’ in contentious work, with clients unlikely to recover such fees in full.
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NewsUK facing UN censure on costly litigation
International body lambasts UK over application of Aarhus Convention.
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NewsSolicitor forced to defend himself after key witness U-turns
Case shows importance of keeping clear notes during course of litigation.
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NewsCourts grapple with honesty and liability issues in holiday claims
Liability case first since Court of Appeal ruling that claimants must prove contaminated food had made them ill.
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NewsDefendant denied costs after filing budget one day late
Judge admits decision was ’perhaps on the tougher end of the spectrum’.
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NewsCourt cautious on £1.1m costs in Cliff Richard case
Judge at costs management conference says there is insufficient information to make meaningful intervention.
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NewsNo indemnity costs for late acceptance of offer, court rules
Judgment takes on contentious issue of costs for late acceptance of offers in road traffic accident protocol cases.
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OpinionBudgeting: do we now have all the answers?
Ruling in Harrison provides some welcome certainty - but only some.
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NewsCosts: Appeal court backs Merrix stance on budget status
Much-awaited cost ruling in clinical negligence case states that approved budget can be re-opened only with ‘good reason’.
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NewsJudge punishes firm that placed 'scant importance' on court orders
High Court opts to strike out personal injury claim after a succession of missed deadlines.
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NewsNews focus: Three years on, has Denton brought civil obedience?
Denton was intended to provide much-needed clarity for civil litigation lawyers in the uncertain aftermath of Mitchell – it appears to have succeeded.
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NewsPressure mounts on third-party funders to reveal identity
US lobby group calls for disclosure after decisions in RBS litigation.
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NewsSolicitors 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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NewsInsurer 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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NewsElectronic 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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NewsAppeal 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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NewsUnregistered 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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OpinionCosts budgeting: an invitation to play the system?
Kennedys was caught out for submitting an under-estimate, but plenty more do the same.