All Litigation articles – Page 37
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FeatureProject managing litigation
Amid the pressure and unpredictability of disputes, the principles of project management can and should be applied.
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NewsNHSLA ‘saves £6m’ by fighting ATE premiums
Authority says district judges becoming more willing to slash 'excessive' after-the-event insurance premiums.
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NewsLosing litigants stashing billions in offshore funds, say lawyers
Vast majority of private practice lawyers say their clients are not paid the full sum awarded.
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NewsCFA assignment question leapfrogged to Court of Appeal
Decision will have ramifications for tens of thousands of cases sold to larger practices in PI sector consolidation.
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NewsLondon firm reported to SRA after £17k email case settlement
Litigant had objected after personal emails were accessed by lawyers working on the other side.
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NewsCosts budgeting success 'depends on the judge', say lawyers
Costs lawyers most concerned about prospect of government reforms, including greater fixed costs.
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NewsPart 36 rules override PA costs cap, court rules
Appeal decision potentially affects all cases that proceed to provisional assessment of costs.
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NewsParalegals call for looser restrictions on McKenzie friends
The Institute of Paralegals says McKenzie friends should be regulated and given rights of audience and litigation.
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NewsCourt finds Leigh Day breached duty of care to Trafigura claimant
Firm made an agreement for 23,000 of the pollution victims to be paid their share of the settlement sum, leaving 6,624 claimants with nothing.
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NewsBanks ‘breach natural justice’ to thwart mis-selling claims
Banks that mis-sold hedging products have avoided billions in compensation payouts by acting as 'judge and jury' on claims, lawyers allege.
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OpinionCosts: a harsh lesson on proportionality
The slashing of a successful claimant’s costs casts some light on the new rule.
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OpinionHow fixed costs are looking
The more things develop, the more one gets the sense that the reality is going to be less radical than first feared.
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NewsBriggs LJ: online court limit ‘may have to start at £10k’
Civil courts reformer appears at London policy event with Jackson LJ, who is standing firm on fixed costs.
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High Court backs predictive coding in first contested case
Ruling could encourage more lawyers to use automated review process in e-disclosure.
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OpinionWill MedCo be expanded beyond whiplash?
Some worrying clues suggest the online portal’s remit may be widened.
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NewsDirect access barrister ‘no substitute’ for solicitor – judge
A woman represented ‘ad hoc’ by a direct access barrister was not advised on the proper process to appeal.
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NewsReforms will leave clients vulnerable to rogue McKenzie friends – APIL
Personal injury lawyers say conditions would be ripe for exploitation by some paid helpers.
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OpinionBite the bullet and raise the court fees cap
If the courts must generate cash, the £10,000 limit is simply too low.
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NewsAppeal judge’s dismay at ‘cavalier approach’ to pleadings
Lord Justice Lewison uses 13-year-old case to rail against parties holding information back.