Legal Cost Specialists

April 2012

Temporary exemption for mesothelioma claims

In a surprise development the government is to exempt mesothelioma claims from the ending of recoverability of success fees and ATE premiums in April 2013. However, this is potentially only a temporary reprieve with Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly announcing: “On careful reflection about the special position of mesothelioma sufferers, I can now give the House […]

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Costs Lawyer swear box

Costs lawyer writing in Costs Lawyer magazine on the approach the Legal Services Commission takes to allowances for preparing claims for costs: “Ridiculous, unrealistic, appalling and downright insulting. These are just some of the expletives that came to mind…” “Expletives”? I guess some costs lawyers have led more sheltered lives than others.

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