All Costs, fees and funding articles – Page 81
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NewsCourt levy U-turn for asbestos victims
Ministry of Justice letter admits ‘regret’ and offers to pay firm's £35,000 costs.
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OpinionA portal for clin neg?
Fixed fees in clinical negligence would need to be within a tight process.
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NewsCosts budgeting rules to be disapplied for three months
Clinical negligence claims in London to be granted release to deal with backlog of delays.
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OpinionSavings on clin neg claims come at a greater cost
The government has moved quickly to sway opinion on NHS costs. The fightback must begin immediately.
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FeatureLate amendments and scope of judges
A recent Court of Appeal judgment illustrates how the circumstances of the particular case will determine if an adverse costs order is made.
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OpinionLitigation is not so special after all
As budgeting beds in, the next logical step will be legal project management.
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NewsSupreme Court opens costs appeal against negligent firm
Trustee allowed to pursue claim for costs free from liability of previous legal action.
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NewsTrade union challenges ‘unlawful’ tribunal fees
Court hears evidence of sharp fall in the number of new claims, but Ministry of Justice denies policy is unlawful.
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NewsInsurers want urgent action to curb ‘the new whiplash’
Association of British Insurers and defendant lawyers call for fixed costs for noise-induced hearing loss.
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NewsEmployment fee help granted to fewer than one-fifth of claimants
Remission was introduced to help claimants who were struggling to afford employment tribunal fees and cover at least some of the cost.
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NewsExceptional case funding scheme ‘inaccessible’, High Court told
Charity argues government’s safety net of providing legal aid ‘unfit for purpose’ as three-day hearing gets under way.
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NewsDyson: costs budgeting training needed for legal profession
Master of the rolls suggests lawyers need educating in case management, as has happened for judges.
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Opinion
Jackson is out of touch
It never ceases to amaze me how manifestly out of touch some of the judiciary seem to be.
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OpinionTwo cheers for Sir Rupert
The inception of costs management was botched, but there are grounds for optimism.
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OpinionAre fixed costs about to move beyond PI?
Momentum is building for fixed costs outside personal injury. Get ready.
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NewsProfessional negligence warning over costs budgeting
Survey shows only one in 10 commercial litigators made an application to revise agreed costs budget upwards.
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NewsSlater and Gordon chief: Quindell will be ‘separate entity’
Ministry of Justice head of claims management regulation also confirms next government will make reforms of hearing loss cases a priority.
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OpinionJackson’s escape route comes at a heavy cost
Costs management reforms are far from perfect, but watering them down is surely the worst solution.
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NewsJackson: costs management is here to stay
Leading judge says hostility to his reforms is reducing, but recommends some judicial discretion.
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OpinionCourts confused on CFAs
Errors in conditional fee agreements have been met with a conflicting approach from the courts.