All articles by Rachel Rothwell – Page 15
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OpinionCourt fees discouraging settlement
Defendants testing claimants’ resolve in lower value claims.
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OpinionA portal for clin neg?
Fixed fees in clinical negligence would need to be within a tight process.
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OpinionLitigation is not so special after all
As budgeting beds in, the next logical step will be legal project management.
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OpinionAre fixed costs about to move beyond PI?
Momentum is building for fixed costs outside personal injury. Get ready.
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OpinionCourts confused on CFAs
Errors in conditional fee agreements have been met with a conflicting approach from the courts.
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OpinionMoves afoot on rehab
Rehabilitation doesn’t get written about much. But new guidance aims to help claimant lawyers and insurers.
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OpinionChange is afoot on the bench
Lawyers with no judicial experience given a route to the High Court – a controversial but bold move.
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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.