All Costs, fees and funding articles – Page 43
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News
Solicitors spared costs penalty despite filing budget 13 days late
Relief for defaulting solicitors - and reassurance for profession fearful of causing delays.
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Four months on, SDT publishes Beckwith judgment
Solicitors Regulation Authority claimed £343,957 in costs, which tribunal reduced to £200,000.
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Tribunal hits SRA for costs after ‘shambolic’ prosecution
Regulator ordered to pay solicitor Nabeel Sheikh’s £63,000 costs after failed attempt to prosecute.
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Fresh bill ordered in long-running Tower Hamlets costs row
District judge says solicitors must ensure clients are given sufficient information in invoice.
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Solicitors created ‘contractual quagmire’ through complex CFAs, rules court
Deputy master finds funding agreement was in breach of indemnity principle and thus unenforceable.
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Company director avoids jail over Wimbledon tickets
Her Honour Judge Walden-Smith says suspended sentence should not be considered an easy option.
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Judge urges couple to escape 'vortex of profligate spending'
Mr Justice Holman makes unusual decision to set aside financial remedy order for a second time.
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Litigation funder and RBS shareholders 'in the dark' over defendant
Counsel for Vannin Capital and Royal Bank of Scotland shareholders thrash out timetable for trial in March.
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Part 36 offers excluding interest are not valid, rules Court of Appeal
Lawyers finally given clarity on what constitutes a valid Part 36 offer to settle.
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MoJ finally opens refund scheme for court fees
Some people may have paid too much for services between April 2014 and March 2018.
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Opinion
Portal gives insurers nowhere to hide
Insurers must ensure people can bring claims directly and be dealt with fairly - or the industry’s reputation will suffer.
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Mortgage 'prisoners' commence group action
Commercial litigation firm begins proceedings on behalf of more than 200,000 people.
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Opinion
Christmas unwrapped: the top 10 books of 2019
Lawyers’ literary ambitions range across the genres, encompassing a fictional whatdunnit, a history of the Old Bailey, and an exploration of costs, says David Pickup.
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Redundant former workers of reborn firm win pay battle
Fallout from collapse of Just Costs Solicitors continues with employment tribunal claims from staff laid off.
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CMS lawyers add 'innovative' work to billable hours target
City firm wants to recognise the 'valuable' time it takes to turn an idea into reality.
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Misconduct ruled out after claim value quintuples to £25k
Solicitors had not tried to mislead court when they issued at a lower estimate, deputy master rules.
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Opinion
A Christmas gift on Part 36
Risk of the winning party receiving lucrative windfall at the paying party’s expense lends a Part 36 offer such weight.
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Former partner ordered to pay £182k costs of shutting down his firm
First case of its kind where High Court asked to order former partner to stump up costs of closing his firm.
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High Court blow for client challenging Carter-Ruck bills
London firm helped Vivek Rattan secure $500,000 in damages from a bank over a potential mis-selling claim.
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Leigh Day loses success fee battle over Iraqi claims
Dispute with the Ministry of Defence about interpretation of CFAs signed with claimants.