All Costs, fees and funding articles – Page 40
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NewsCourt denies relief for costs default during first lockdown
Defendant in PI claim fails with application to have default costs certificate set aside.
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NewsExperts cautious about further reform of personal injury market
Working group considers issues of fixed costs, unmeritorious cases and litigants handing their own claims.
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NewsSRA reveals £1m shortfall on five most expensive prosecutions
Regulator claimed more than £100,000 costs but was awarded far less by the tribunal.
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OpinionConflicting pressures on hourly rates
Recent developments on guideline hourly rates have bucked the costs trend.
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NewsWhite solicitors 'earn a third more' than BAME colleagues
Law Society report highlights career barriers and recommends blueprint for law firms to drive equality.
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NewsCourt grants 35% uplift on guideline rates ‘as a starting point’
Judge says rates being charged in north west litigation bear no relation to reality.
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News‘Lawyers aren’t a charity’: Family judge awards £60k incurred costs
Court says client should not be beholden to lawyers over unpaid costs.
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NewsMaster warns of tougher line on rogue costs bills
Courts are taking the view that bumped-up costs must be sanctioned - not just disallowed.
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OpinionRetainers and the line of duty
Does a fiduciary duty arise at the point of signing a retainer?
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NewsInsurers face costs bill for Swift v Carpenter fight
Claimant had beaten her own without prejudice offer and a Part 36 offer from opponent.
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NewsCourt of Appeal rules solicitor was ‘winner’ in £50k costs battle
Latest ruling in dispute between two solicitors going back at least seven years.
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NewsLawyers denied CFA fees after failing to act in client’s best interests
Law firm had sought to recover fees after client did not authorise issue of any proceedings.
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NewsLaw reform 'worth billions', economists find
Landmark report shows economic gains from five highest-value projects in recent years exceed £3bn over 10 years.
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NewsSRA to recover less than 30% of prosecution costs in Bakers case
Regulator faces £137,000 legal bill after high profile prosecution of firm and three former leaders.
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NewsCourt orders costs repayment after client did not consent to deduction
Costs recovery lawyers hail decision in High Court as potential win for millions of former PI claimants.
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NewsGuideline hourly rates under fresh scrutiny as lawyers claim higher costs
The validity of 10-year-old guideline hourly rates is coming under fresh scrutiny, with costs lawyers regularly arguing against them and even a costs master admitting they are ‘barely even a starting point’ for City firms.
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NewsPrice transparency showing solicitors are affordable, says SRA
Consumers helped by price information but most still choose lawyer based on other factors.
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OpinionWitness evidence and the malleability of memory
Do you have a good memory? Would you remember who said what at a big meeting four years ago? Are you sure?
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NewsSRA back on trail of firms flouting price transparency rules
Chief executive reveals that temporary halt on disciplinary action during the pandemic has now been lifted.