All Costs, fees and funding articles – Page 91
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OpinionBudgeting: what will the new limit be?
What level will the new exemption for costs budgeting in the Commercial Court be set at?
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NewsCJC reviews Jackson reforms
Evidence will be gathered and used in a conference next month to consider the impact of the reforms, which came into force last year.
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Litigation funders face new complaints regime
Third-party funders could be publicly expelled from the body that regulates them under a new complaints procedure.
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NewsChristie lawyers slow off the blocks
Filing a costs budget even just a day late does not count as a ‘trivial’ breach of rules, county court rules in Linford Christie case.
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NewsNegligence firm dismisses NHS costs cap
Manchester firm hits back after NHSLA accuses claimants of 'front-loading’ claims with excess costs.
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Time to make a stand
In light of Mitchell, a proportional penalty system once used in the US could have been adopted here.
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NewsChancery Lane delivers JR response
Society says decision to cut use of judicial review may reduce the accountability of public authorities.
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NewsMental capacity ruling over retainer
The case is likely to set a precedent for claimants who lose mental capacity after 1 April 2013 but entered into a conditional fee agreement before that date.
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Claimant faces record costs after tribunal
Last April, tribunal rules were changed to allow employment judges to make bigger costs orders.
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Mitchell: abyss beckons
Legal rights of the individual are trumped by the convenience of the state.
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News£2m limit for Jackson costs compliance could rise, says judge
Talks continue about the threshold for costs budgeting to apply to commercial cases.
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FeatureCosts: knowing your client
If solicitors fail to carry out adequate due diligence on clients, costs could be wasted in many ways.
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OpinionWelcome common sense over wills errors
The sensible approach to mistakes in wills is at odds with the harsh line on procedural errors.
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There is prejudice in Mitchell
There is prejudice to the claimant in Mitchell even if his solicitors work without fee.
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NewsCity lawyers warn fees increase will drive away litigants
City of London Law Society unhappy with government proposals for a rise in fees for parties in commercial disputes.
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Aggression will trump co-operation
In case management the pendulum has swung too far the other way – parties will deliberately make the opponent’s life difficult.
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NewsJudge sets aside costs ruling based on ‘camouflaged’ submissions
High court also cites Mitchell in another rejection on non-compliance with costs orders.
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OpinionFunding and ATE: what’s to come in 2014
What developments can we expect in ATE and litigation funding in the coming year?