All Costs, fees and funding articles – Page 60
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News
Thanks a bundle! 2,000 pages of 'largely irrelevant' trial papers infuriate judge
Litigants told they can expect cost penalties if lengthy bundles hold up the justice process.
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Opinion
Keep calm: it's only corporate finance
As portfolio deals become more popular, law firms backed by third-party funders will gain an edge over rivals.
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Opinion
The entire clinical negligence sector is now in grave danger
The narrative is changing - fundamental change is now being considered and even supported.
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News
Lawyers earn £1.25m from KWM collapse as creditors still penniless
Update from administrators gives further details of cost of handling collapsed division of firm.
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Claimant lawyers to blame for soaring clinical negligence bill, watchdog concludes
National Audit Office wants 'good hard look' at claims numbers, legal costs and levels of damages.
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Revealed: fixed costs proposals for hearing loss claims
Working group claimant and defendant sides comes to agreement about a fixed fee regime.
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Fee scheme update on the way as criminal bar chair warns of 'crisis'
MoJ expected to respond to advocates graduated fee scheme consultation in the autumn.
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Opinion
As MPs go back to class, Lidington must reveal his lesson plan
The justice secretary's inaction has avoided much scrutiny so far, but his to-do tray is stacking up.
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Costs judge rejects £10k ATE challenge based on 'hindsight'
Irwin Mitchell had sought to recover after-the-event insurance premium after settling clinical negligence claim.
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No announcement on tribunal fee refunds until September
’Detailed arrangements’ are yet to be finalised.
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Solicitors spared after filing costs budget late
Judge decides delay did not affect progress of litigation.
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Employment 'first': time limit extended after fees ruled unlawful
One of first cases to be affected by Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on employment tribunal fees.
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Court examines 'tension' in rules on budgeting costs
Practicalities of detailed assessment of budgeted cases outlined.
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Ten-minute rule: Law firm's billing 'unusual', costs judge declares
Ten-minute units ‘uncommon’ in contentious work, with clients unlikely to recover such fees in full.
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Opinion
Relentless expansion of litigation funding
US funding market is still seen as offering plenty of headroom for growth.
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News
Court rules on fixed costs for interim applications
Hope that decision would ‘stem the flow’ of challenges over fixed costs amounts.
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Employment claims stayed by order following landmark fees ruling
Venerable employment lawyer Stefan Cross QC has dubbed the decision ‘extraordinary’ and ‘opaque’.
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Costs judge finds 'good reason' to reduce hourly rates on assessment
Early test of the 'good reason' principle established by the Harrison case earlier this year.