All Civil justice articles – Page 45
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NewsInsurance firm signs up academics to predict case outcomes
Partnership with London School of Economics will explore artificial intelligence and statistical models to manage litigation risk.
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NewsJudge denies lying claimant a way round fundamental dishonesty test
Claimant in clinical negligence case said he would suffer substantial injustice because of ‘gross disproportion’ of sanction.
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News'You can't force people into mediation': Society spells out ADR wishes
Chancery Lane agrees with working group that alternative dispute resolution in civil justice remains ‘patchy and inadequate’.
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DBA to CFA: court backs firm's switch weeks before settlement
High Court decision is worth potentially an extra £273,000 to law firm.
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NewsRadical new disclosure regime to 'spell out' lawyers' duties
New rules for Business and Property Courts will require parties to complete review document.
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NewsVW case edging closer as claimants battle it out for lead spot
Three day hearing set for March in 55,000-claimant group action case over emissions test scandal.
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NewsJustice minister backs litigants in person to handle PI claims
Lord Keen of Elie also suggests the increased influence of claims management companies may be ‘extremely beneficial’.
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NewsJudge dismisses disclosure bids ahead of £126m credit hire trial
Defendants in Autofocus case include three law firms – Keoghs, Lyons Davidson and Morgan Cole (now Blake Morgan) – and three solicitors from each firm.
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NewsClaims business battles on despite financial struggles in 2017
Law firm customers looking again at their business models and how they bring in work.
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NewsFirm denies ‘fishing’ for work over client bills
Lawyers who make it their business to sue law firms over deductions from clients’ damages have insisted they are acting legitimately amid growing controversy over the practice.
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OpinionWhy we must root out client overcharging
PI solicitors who simply ignore the contractual terms and deduct 25% of damages come what may must be brought to account.
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OpinionWill fixed costs transform the takeup of legal expenses insurance?
No magic formula exists to turn before-the-event cover into the main source of funding for civil litigation.
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NewsJudge rules that reviving a struck-out claim not an abuse of process
Defendants wanted court to strike out estimated £20,000 claim for a second time.
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NewsClaims taking longer as huge numbers go through county route
More pressure on the county county court at a time when almost 20 have recently closed.
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OpinionNHS rapid redress is a step in the right direction
Uncertainties remain over government scheme to reform birth injury compensation, but it’s a start.
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NewsIndependent body to tackle administrative justice 'Cinderella'
Reform and human rights group to host secretariat of new Administrative Justice Council.
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News'Tremendous victory' for PI claimants over transferred claim
Court of Appeal rules that success fee is recoverable under pre-Jackson reforms rules.
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NewsCrumbling courts: £5m available to fix lifts and leaks, says lord chief
Fund to be spent on ‘minor but irritating’ faults by end of financial year, new head of judiciary reveals.
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OpinionCivil justice – a rocky road
Dispute resolution has been in a state of flux for two decades. We must approach further reform with caution.