All Litigation articles – Page 37
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OpinionClaimants forced to reveal funding secrets
Judgment considered a ‘test case’ for whether third-party funders can remain anonymous.
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OpinionAt last we will know how proportionality works
Damaging uncertainty about the Jackson rule has gone on for long enough.
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NewsJackson urges ‘culture change’ on ‘profitable' disclosure
Civil Justice Council chair presses for action on damages-based agreements.
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FeatureCivil procedure – party conduct and costs sanctions
What happens when the expectation that parties conduct themselves in a sensible and accountable manner is undermined?
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NewsWitness statements ‘more concerned with the weather’ – DJ
District judge spells out biggest improvement solicitors can make in litigation.
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NewsIT success stories show online court can work – Briggs
Lord Justice Briggs says recent examples of IT in the courts – the Crown court digital case system and Rolls Building e-filing – show what can be achieved.
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News‘Relentless and obstinate’ McKenzie friend allowed to be advocate
Defendant claimed assistant was mounting wider campaign, but judge allows him to represent litigant.
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NewsLitigation fund backs public interest cases
Woodsford Litigation Funding has become the first partner of venture to fund test cases.
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NewsFirm boasts of 146 fundamental dishonesty wins in a year
Horwich Farrelly says it successfully used the defence eight times in a single day.
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NewsProfits dive at BLM
Top-50 insurance litigation firm, which has expanded into Scotland and Northern Ireland, plans a global network.
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Opinion‘Hot tubbing’: is concurrent expert evidence working?
CEE may improve the quality of evidence but doesn't necessarily cut costs.
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NewsPress regulator IPSO sets up arbitration scheme
Bespoke ADR pilot will cap costs at £2,800 plus VAT.
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NewsJudge rues ‘attritional warfare’ in PI case
‘Great deal of time and money spent by solicitors on both sides attacking the opposing party’, says Mr Justice Edis.
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NewsThe judgment to rival War and Peace
High Court judge issues two health warnings over Tolstoy-length epic.
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NewsLinklaters escapes ‘unprecedented’ disclosure order
High Court says strong grounds required to direct a review of e-disclosure in claim against mining company.
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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.