Wasted Costs Orders
The Costs Law Articles Archive section of Legal Costs Central has been updated with an interesting article on the law relating to wasted costs orders. Thanks to Kerry Underwood.
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The Costs Law Articles Archive section of Legal Costs Central has been updated with an interesting article on the law relating to wasted costs orders. Thanks to Kerry Underwood.
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Solicitors Journal reports, in relation to potential claims relating to the faulty breast implants scandal, that claimant solicitors Hugh James have said proceedings would be brought as consumer claims against the clinics which fitted the implants on the grounds that they “did not do what they promised”. Given Hugh James are apparently acting for 200
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Three cheers for the National Accident Helpline. Those probably aren’t words you expected to read on the defendant friendly Legal Costs Blog, but credit where credits due. The National Accident Helpline (NAH) in their desperate lobbying to save their business model, as part of the consultation process into implementation of the Jackson Report, commissioned independent
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Following on from the news about the planned extension of fixed fees across the fast-track is the survey for Resolution that found the planned cuts to legal aid will reduce family clients by 75%. Although accurate figures are hard to come by, some statistics suggest that 20% of costs work is legal aid. Whether they
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At the time of filing a pre-trial check list (listing questionnaire) or where the court fixes the trial date or trial week without the need for a pre-trial check list, in addition to the listing fee (currently £110) it is necessary to pay a hearing fee (currently £1,090 for a multi-track matter and £545 for
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Those holding their breath for the Court of Appeal to rule on the date from which interest runs, in the case of Motto v Trafigura, needn’t have bothered. The parties have compromised the case and the appeal will not go ahead. However, all is not lost. The Court was due to hear another case on
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The missing piece of the Jackson legal costs reforms is about to be slotted into place. Jackson proposed fixed fees across the fast-track and, although other areas of his recommendations seem certain to be implemented, this was the one glaring omission from the concrete proposals. David Cameron has now announced the firm intention of the
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The White Paper Conference Company has lined up another cracking legal costs conference on Costs, Funding, CFAs and Jackson for 8 February 2012. The speakers include: Ben Williams (39 Essex Street), Gordon Wignall (No 5 Chambers), Andrew Post (Hailsham Chambers), Roger Mallalieu (4 New Square), Michael Napier (Irwin Mitchell), David Marshall (Anthony Gold Solicitors), Kerry
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