Opinion – Page 8
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OpinionBudgeting blues in clin neg
Agreeing budgets in clinical negligence is rarer than a sighting of Bigfoot.
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OpinionA judicial eye on bundles
Efforts to reduce the cost of trial bundles are impressing the bench.
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OpinionWhy SME clients are under threat
Court fees are just the latest blow to smaller businesses seeking to enforce their rights.
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OpinionWe are still in the dark on proportionality
Judges are quick to chop down legal bills, but we still don’t know what proportionality really means.
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OpinionThe litigation horizon
What can we expect 2015 to bring in terms of the way litigation is funded?
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OpinionPortal claims: no room for mistakes
The doctrine of mistake doesn’t apply in the process-driven portal.
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OpinionThe problem with budgeting
Tactical budgets, hearing delays and inexperienced judges. Is budgeting working?
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OpinionDo barristers and mediation mix?
Some barristers risk perpetuating adversarial stereotypes. But there is still a place for counsel in the mediation process.
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OpinionDBAs: a win for the vested interests
Government has chosen vested interests over access to justice with its decision on hybrid DBAs.
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OpinionJudges must be braver about hot-tubbing
Concurrent evidence is universally approved, so why aren’t more judges ordering it to take place?
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OpinionRTA claims: what’s going on
A rise in traffic accident damages may disguise a worrying trend in settlements.
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OpinionOpening up funding for small claims
Some funders are turning their attention to lower-value litigation – at last.
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OpinionCommercial lawyers: new target for claims
Commercial lawyers who failed to give proper advice on funding and ATE are likely to be the next target for claims.
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OpinionMitchell: end to opportunism
Is it now safe for lawyers to behave decently to one another again?
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OpinionInfant claims: a big problem
District judges must toe the line and allow success fees in infant claims.
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OpinionPortal problems
Defendants complain of behaviour deliberately designed to avoid EL/PL portal.
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OpinionFix the courts instead of pushing ADR
Instead of constantly pushing alternative methods, the government should hire more court staff.
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OpinionWhy cannibalism is coming to PI
Undersettlement claims will soon be rife in personal injury.