All articles by Rachel Rothwell – Page 10
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Opinion
Relentless expansion of litigation funding
US funding market is still seen as offering plenty of headroom for growth.
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News
Court rules on fixed costs for interim applications
Hope that decision would ‘stem the flow’ of challenges over fixed costs amounts.
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Opinion
Different strokes on costs
Lord Justice Jackson is showing welcome signs of flexibility on blanket measures to control costs.
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News
No 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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Opinion
Budgeting: do we now have all the answers?
Ruling in Harrison provides some welcome certainty - but only some.
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News
Costs: 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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News
Pressure mounts on third-party funders to reveal identity
US lobby group calls for disclosure after decisions in RBS litigation.
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Opinion
More costs reform? Just what lawyers don't need
Introduction of the new electronic bill of costs is unlikely to run smoothly.
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News
Court of Appeal backs claimants over post-legal aid CFA
Firm has not applied for a notice of discharge 'burial certificate'.
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News
Champerty: Irish court deals a blow to third-party funders
Litigation funding remains both a civil and criminal offence, Supreme Court rules.
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News
New litigation funder targets £100k-plus claims
A new player has entered the litigation funding market with access to capital of up to £10m to invest in small and medium-sized commercial claims, the Gazette can reveal. Invicta Capital Funding, which launched in April, said it will fund claims worth a minimum of £100,000 in damages, and will ...
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Opinion
A boost for arbitration funding
France has become the latest jurisdiction to approve third-party funding.
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Opinion
Why BTE can never provide all the answers
Legal cover is cheap - but poorer people are often left out.
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Opinion
Should hospital receptionists owe a duty to patients?
Court of Appeal grapples with potentially far-reaching issue.
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News
Relief for claimant solicitors as Supreme Court backs assignment of CFAs
Ruling upholds recoverability of success fees and premiums in agreements made before Jackson reforms.
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Opinion
Some hints on fixed costs
Lord Justice Jackson suggests different thresholds may apply for different types of case.
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Opinion
How binding is a budget?
A recent ruling on the status of budgets will have serious implications for costs and case management conferences.
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Opinion
Spare a thought for the judges
Mail moans about moaning judges. But how can we improve the courts environment?
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News
Court allows escape from fixed costs after offer accepted late
District judge rejects argument that ruling would open floodgates to applications for indemnity costs.
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News
Lord Justice Jackson takes to the road on fixed costs
Judge ‘keeping an open mind for the time being’ about the type of case that should fall within fixed costs, and the upper limit.