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All Litigation articles – Page 37
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NewsLondon firm reported to SRA after £17k email case settlement
Litigant had objected after personal emails were accessed by lawyers working on the other side.
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NewsCosts budgeting success 'depends on the judge', say lawyers
Costs lawyers most concerned about prospect of government reforms, including greater fixed costs.
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NewsPart 36 rules override PA costs cap, court rules
Appeal decision potentially affects all cases that proceed to provisional assessment of costs.
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NewsParalegals call for looser restrictions on McKenzie friends
The Institute of Paralegals says McKenzie friends should be regulated and given rights of audience and litigation.
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NewsCourt finds Leigh Day breached duty of care to Trafigura claimant
Firm made an agreement for 23,000 of the pollution victims to be paid their share of the settlement sum, leaving 6,624 claimants with nothing.
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NewsBanks ‘breach natural justice’ to thwart mis-selling claims
Banks that mis-sold hedging products have avoided billions in compensation payouts by acting as 'judge and jury' on claims, lawyers allege.
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OpinionCosts: a harsh lesson on proportionality
The slashing of a successful claimant’s costs casts some light on the new rule.
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OpinionHow fixed costs are looking
The more things develop, the more one gets the sense that the reality is going to be less radical than first feared.
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NewsBriggs LJ: online court limit ‘may have to start at £10k’
Civil courts reformer appears at London policy event with Jackson LJ, who is standing firm on fixed costs.
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High Court backs predictive coding in first contested case
Ruling could encourage more lawyers to use automated review process in e-disclosure.
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OpinionWill MedCo be expanded beyond whiplash?
Some worrying clues suggest the online portal’s remit may be widened.
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NewsDirect access barrister ‘no substitute’ for solicitor – judge
A woman represented ‘ad hoc’ by a direct access barrister was not advised on the proper process to appeal.
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NewsReforms will leave clients vulnerable to rogue McKenzie friends – APIL
Personal injury lawyers say conditions would be ripe for exploitation by some paid helpers.
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OpinionBite the bullet and raise the court fees cap
If the courts must generate cash, the £10,000 limit is simply too low.
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NewsAppeal judge’s dismay at ‘cavalier approach’ to pleadings
Lord Justice Lewison uses 13-year-old case to rail against parties holding information back.
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NewsIraqi claims firm ‘misled court’ for months
Mr Justice Leggatt questions the integrity of Birmingham and London-based Public Interest Lawyers.
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NewsCourt lenient over seven-day delay in filing costs budget
Appeal hearing cites Mitchell and Denton as courts grapple with treatment of non-compliance with orders.
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NewsJackson takes hard line on firm’s late court document
Court of Appeal rules against firm that passed six-figure case to trainee solicitor.
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NewsSceptical insurer punished for ‘inexcusable delay’
Insurer had applied to have a £75,000 claim set aside, saying an allegation of fraud needed to be investigated.