All articles by Rachel Rothwell – Page 9
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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.
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Opinion
Clin neg fixed fees: can the NHSLA change its ways?
Lawyers on both sides must have their say, but the success of fixed fees will rest on whether the litigation authority can break the habit.
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Opinion
Big questions on fixed costs for civil litigators
Lawyers must accept the fixed fees concept and focus their energy on assisting the costs review – it could help them stay in business.
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News
Jackson hears from claimants over fixed costs
Meetings with claimants and defendants open review of fixed recoverable costs.
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Opinion
The cash is flowing into litigation
Funding industry's overall direction of travel is clear.
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Opinion
Will patients know when they need a lawyer?
The NHS Litigation Authority’s mediation service will work best when claimants are legally represented.
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Feature
Litigation funding: capital gain
Excalibur went against third-party funders on important costs issues, but the sector was delighted by Tomlinson LJ’s assertion that the sector is now mainstream.
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News
MoJ’s whiplash reform blunder ‘could open door to judicial review’
Personal injury reform proposals are based on old data, which experts say could expose the plans to a legal challenge.
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Opinion
Appeal court has listened to claimants on fixed costs
As claimant lawyers face long-feared PI reforms, two judgments come as positive news.
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News
Funders on hook for indemnity costs in Excalibur
'By funding, the funder takes a risk,' CoA rules in Iraqi Kurdistan oilfields case.
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News
CA ruling on fixed fees to have ‘substantial’ effect
Listing for disposal counts as listing for trial for purposes of costs.
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News
Funder secures £100m of fresh capital
Calunius Capital investment a sign of the growing flow of funds into the litigation funding industry.
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Opinion
Claimants forced to reveal funding secrets
Judgment considered a ‘test case’ for whether third-party funders can remain anonymous.
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News
Budget should not 'fetter' costs, judge rules
Decision rejects argument that costs less than approved budget should be assessed as claimed.
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Opinion
At last we will know how proportionality works
Damaging uncertainty about the Jackson rule has gone on for long enough.
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News
Jackson urges ‘culture change’ on ‘profitable' disclosure
Civil Justice Council chair presses for action on damages-based agreements.