All articles by Rachel Rothwell – Page 12
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News
New timeframe for filing costs budgets
Budgets for claims worth less than £50,000 will need to be filed with the directions questionnaire, Civil Procedure Rule Committee reveals.
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Opinion
Dangers of out-of-touch law
Judges should heed LCJ's warning that law may ‘ossify’ if arbitration replaces the courts.
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Feature
Litigation funding: third sector
Third-party funding is growing in popularity, but powerful critics allege that it fosters an ‘unhealthy’ litigation culture.
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Opinion
When legal fees outweigh damages
Proper budgeting would be a better solution than more fixed fees for claimants.
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Opinion
Are lawyers colluding on fees?
Judges have highlighted a ‘conspiracy’ on lawyers’ fees in budgets.
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Opinion
A little help for smaller business clients
To their credit, judges are focusing on SMEs. But the government is not.
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News
Fixed costs looming in commercial litigation
Commercial litigation is heading towards fixed costs, the judge in charge of the Commercial Court warned last week.
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News
Costs denied over lack of CFA retainer
Firm that took on Barnetts’ personal injury book was not successfully assigned CFA.
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Opinion
Unbundling is not the answer
The LSB is pushing firms to offer a half-service, but is this a good idea?
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Opinion
Will budgeting changes make any difference?
Reform of the budgeting rules is on the way, but not a full-scale remodelling.
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Opinion
Court fees discouraging settlement
Defendants testing claimants’ resolve in lower value claims.
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Opinion
A portal for clin neg?
Fixed fees in clinical negligence would need to be within a tight process.
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Opinion
Litigation is not so special after all
As budgeting beds in, the next logical step will be legal project management.
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Opinion
Are fixed costs about to move beyond PI?
Momentum is building for fixed costs outside personal injury. Get ready.
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Opinion
Courts confused on CFAs
Errors in conditional fee agreements have been met with a conflicting approach from the courts.
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Opinion
Moves afoot on rehab
Rehabilitation doesn’t get written about much. But new guidance aims to help claimant lawyers and insurers.