All Costs, fees and funding articles – Page 45
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News
High Court judge allows £786 hourly fees but calls for rate review
Judge says current guideline rates going back to 2010 are ‘not helpful’.
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Feature
Muddying the waters
Burford Capital’s high-profile run-in with a short-seller has put litigation funders – and their suitability for listing – in the spotlight. Rachel Rothwell reports
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News
Jackson: DBA regulation could be on the brink of change
Architect of the civil costs regime says he is ‘cautiously optimistic’ that the MoJ will accept proposed reforms.
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News
Mental health trusts spent £4m on representation at inquests
Foundation says Legal Aid Agency paid £117,968 to bereaved families of relatives in contact with mental health services.
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News
Zero interest: capped costs pilot flops
Scheme applies to cases valued up to £250,000 going through business and property courts. But as yet there are no takers.
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News
Solicitors facing hefty losses on Thomas Cook sickness claims
Claimants also face long wait to see if they will recover any compensation from liquidation.
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News
Proportionality costs boost for flight delay firms
Ruling could see end to district judges slashing costs without giving an explanation.
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CPS commits to annual review of bar fees
Chair of the Criminal Bar Association: ‘we have never had anything like this or approaching this before’.
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Opinion
Legal aid for unaccompanied and separated migrant children
Government must approve draft order to allow these uniquely vulnerable young people access to legal aid again.
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News
Parliament prorogation halts probate fees hike
Law Society says it will campaign against any attempt to reintroduce the 'tax on grief'.
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Campaigners hit £200k fundraising target to defend prorogation judgment
Boris Johnson is appealing decision of Scotland's highest court that his advice to the Queen was unlawful.
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New justice minister backs £10k small claims limit
Croydon South MP has been an outspoken critic of the personal injury sector for several years.
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News
HMRC escapes costs after defending appeal over ‘chaotic’ decision
Judge makes clear that a case with merits cannot be treated the same as a case which is obviously meritorious.
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Opinion
Will Burford’s woes stall the funding bandwagon?
Other funders had been contemplating joining the stock market, but the growing trend might have lost its shine.
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News
Watchstone ups legal spend to £6.6m fighting Slater and Gordon case
Trial over £637m acquisition of Quindell is now set to run for nine weeks in the High Court.
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News
Conveyancing regulator seeks to slash fees by 30%
Specialist regulator wants to dethrone the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
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Feature
How to go public
DWF’s pioneering listing on the London Stock Exchange raised £95m and transformed the firm into a global player. Rachel Rothwell goes behind the scenes to discover how the firm reinvented itself
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Opinion
Review: A Practical Guide to Solicitor and Client Costs
David Pickup, partner at Pickup & Scott Solicitors, reviews Robin Dunne’s guide.
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News
Social mobility boost for aspiring solicitors
Law Society seeks to remove qualification hurdles for 10 students experiencing hardship.
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Other side’s costs bigger? Not relevant, says judge
Court reduces costs claimed by defendant lawyers - but not because they were larger than claimant’s.