Opinion – Page 8
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RTA claims: what’s going on
A rise in traffic accident damages may disguise a worrying trend in settlements.
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Opening up funding for small claims
Some funders are turning their attention to lower-value litigation – at last.
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Commercial 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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Mitchell: end to opportunism
Is it now safe for lawyers to behave decently to one another again?
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Infant claims: a big problem
District judges must toe the line and allow success fees in infant claims.
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Portal problems
Defendants complain of behaviour deliberately designed to avoid EL/PL portal.
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Fix the courts instead of pushing ADR
Instead of constantly pushing alternative methods, the government should hire more court staff.
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Why cannibalism is coming to PI
Undersettlement claims will soon be rife in personal injury.
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Mitchell: what do the judges make of it?
A senior costs judge points to tensions between procedure and justice.
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Arbitration in PI: a signal to the judiciary?
Could arbitration really be used in personal injury, or is this more of a message to the judges?
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Police claims: ‘insurmountable’ costs barrier
How the Jackson reforms have inhibited police claims.
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Why the law on psychiatric harm must change
The law on claims for psychiatric injury is outdated, arbitrary and harsh.
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Have your say on Jackson
Don’t just moan about it; tell the CJC where the reforms aren’t working.
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Budgeting: what will the new limit be?
What level will the new exemption for costs budgeting in the Commercial Court be set at?
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Welcome common sense over wills errors
The sensible approach to mistakes in wills is at odds with the harsh line on procedural errors.
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Funding and ATE: what’s to come in 2014
What developments can we expect in ATE and litigation funding in the coming year?
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Relief from sanctions – more tough action
A fresh judgment from the Court of Appeal shows the strength of its appetite to enforce compliance.
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Life after Mitchell
Where does the landmark costs judgment leave the profession? asks Rachel Rothwell.