Legal Cost Specialists
A reader helpfully posted a comment on an earlier post mentioning the fact that the New RTA Claims Process start date as been put back to 30 April 2010. I have received the same information from a number of other reliable sources. The postponement appears to be due to problems with the electronic portal. The […]
New RTA scheme rules and win a bottle of champagne Read More »
Channel 4 broadcast a programme last week that, in the words of Radio Times, "opens up the seething can of worms that is the world of personal injury claims, and the charmless no win, no fee lawyers who operate there [surely that’s a bit harsh]". View the programme here: Scams, Claims and Compensation Games .
Scams, Claims and Compensation Games Read More »
I’ve been busy over the last few days trying to digest the new rules for the new Claims Process for Low Value RTA Claims. Although low value RTA claims is not an area I particularly specialise in, I am due to talk on the costs aspect of this scheme on 12th March 2010 at the
Costs rules for new RTA Claims Process Read More »
The future of the Jackson Costs Review becomes ever more intriguing and yesterday’s post on the Jackson Review may only tell half the story. I have received information from a reliable source that both main political parties support the Jackson reforms, but that support is not particularly strong on the opposition’s side. The opposition support
Jackson Report – Latest twist Read More »
The big issue over the Jackson Review of Civil Litigation Costs is whether there is the political will to implement the proposals. It appears that the Final Report is now starting to gain the political support it needs. The Law Society Gazette reports: "The government and the opposition have hinted that they would implement some
Jackson Review – Gaining support Read More »
A number of readers no doubt work in the area of RTA claims. Some at the front-end of the claims process dealing with the substantive claim, others at the tail-end of the costs side. Hopefully, those readers will therefore be aware that we have a new claims process for low value RTAs starting on 6
Costs draftsmen's late Christmas present Read More »
A further definition from The (Alternative) Legal Costs Dictionary: Costs muppet n. someone who had the stuffing knocked out of them when they read the Jackson Report’s proposals in relation to fixed fees.
The legal press and various other sources have been busy in recent weeks providing various summaries and commentaries on the final report of the Jackson Costs Review. One of the best comes from specialist costs counsel Andrew Hogan of Ropewalk Chambers (although I don’t necessarily agree with all of his interpretations of the proposals or
Jackson Report – An Overview Read More »
In a previous post I commented on the unsatisfactory way that legal costs case law (see post) is scattered all over the place and the problems this causes trying to keep on top of developments. One potential solution to this problem may come from the re-launched Costs Law Reports. This is a publication that has
It is not unusual for me to make offers in relation to claimants’ bills of costs that represents only a fraction of the amount claimed. However, from time to time the response I receive is not simply the inevitable one of displeasure but what appears to be a genuine reaction of incredulity. There appears to
Reasonable legal costs – Compared to what? Read More »