All Litigation articles – Page 6
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Claimant hit with indemnity costs over witness statement
High Court criticises claimant for ‘significant non-compliance’ with PD57AC.
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Gerrard and Dechert face another High Court action
Georgian politician and businessman filed claim in England and Wales against 14 defendants last week.
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Stewarts’ partner profits almost double to £2.74m
Litigation firm sees PEP rise by 86% off the back of a 43% jump in revenue last year.
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Post Office scandal lawyers ordered not to use 'negotiating tactics'
Inquiry chair also wants lawyers representing claimants to be paid more.
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Damning Gerrard ruling sent to SRA
Mr Justice Waksman says he is ‘not sending [the ruling] in relation to Dechert as a firm’.
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Clients do not owe solicitors duty of good faith, Court of Appeal rules
Litigation firm says it hopes Supreme Court will grant permission on use of privileged documents.
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City lawyer found in contempt over ‘burn it’ instruction
Judge says Raymond McKeeve committed a ‘spontaneous act of colossal stupidity’.
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Judge critical of Fieldfisher’s 'continued failure' causing trial delay
Ruling states that international firm’s lack of supervision of e-disclosure was key problem.
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International firm's 'oversight delayed trial by two years'
Disclosure process in commercial dispute missed 85,000 documents, court hears.
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Withers wins negligence appeal over ‘super-prime’ development
Judgment overturns High Court ruling requiring firm to pay £1.5m in damages and interest.
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New platform pledges to democratise access to group claims
Founders say they can help David take on Goliath through bringing victims together.
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Opinion
Avoiding the risks of arranging litigation loans
Recent coverage of clients feeling pressured into taking out loans has highlighted solicitors’ duties.
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Judge lambasts ‘feral’ divorce proceedings
Case ‘a disgraceful example of how financial remedy proceedings should not be conducted’.
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Court throws out attempt to have junior solicitor jailed
Disgruntled father who tried to bring contempt proceedings found to have ulterior motives.
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£5bn claim over Brazil dam collapse revived by Court of Appeal
Lawyers representing more than 200,000 claimants hail ‘monumental judgment’.
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Feature
Leveraging information
In-house counsel need cost-effective solutions to extract and use data. Maria Shahid reports from the Gazette's latest roundtable discussion. (Sponsored by OpenText.)
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‘Heads I win, tails you lose’: firm loses DBA appeal
DBA between defendant and solicitors ‘not capable’ of being lawful, Court of Appeal rules.
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Gerrard involved in ‘grotesque perjury’, High Court hears
Ex-Dechert partner and his former client accused of ‘conspiracy to defraud the court’.
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‘Burn it’ solicitor: Destroying evidence was ‘utterly stupid’
Raymond McKeeve says there was ‘nothing surreptitious’ about app that he instructed be destroyed.