“This was a costs application arising from an extremely important decision by Peter Jackson J in June 2012 (see Alasdair Henderson’s post here and read judgment).”
UK Human Rights Blog, 19th April 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“A Civil Justice Council (CJC) Working Group today publishes its report on the case and options for costs protection in defamation and privacy proceedings.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 18th April 2013
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“It will usually be ‘extremely difficult’ to persuade a court to revise a costs budget that contains mistakes, even if the other party has not been misled or suffered prejudice, the High Court has warned.”
Litigation Futures, 18th April 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
“The funding of a client’s disbursements by a solicitor did not, without more, justify the making of an adverse costs order against that solicitor.”
WLR Daily, 10th April 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Regina (Edwards and another) v Environment Agency and others (No 2) (C-260/11); [2013] WLR (D) 136
“The requirement pursuant to article 10a of Council Directive 85/337/EEC and article 15a of Council Directive 96/61/EC that the review by members of the public of the legality of environmental decisions by public law bodies should not be “prohibitively expensive” meant that the members of the public covered by those provisions should not be prevented from seeking or pursuing a claim for judicial review by reason of the financial burden that might arise.”
WLR Daily, 11th April 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“Mobile phone users will no longer be charged to dial supposedly freephone 0800 numbers under plans published today by the telecoms regulator.”
The Independent, 15th April 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Firms cannot automatically be held liable for costs when they have funded a claimant’s disbursements in a failed claim, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”
The Lawyer, 11th April 2013
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“In his monthly column, James Bickford Smith considers the Court of Appeal’s decision in Nelson’s Yard Management Company and others v Eziefula [2013] EWCA Civ 235 and how a failure to respond to pre-action correspondence can justify departure from the default rules on costs following discontinuance.”
Full story (PDF)
Littleton Chambers,
Source: www.littletonchambers.com
“Children involved in family law cases will face extra uncertainty following a High Court ruling on the funding of expert witnesses, the Law Society has warned.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 10th April 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“As legal aid declines, there are a number of different ways lawyers can help to fill the gap.”
The Lawyer, 8th April 2013
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“The 1st of April 2013 marks the implementation of a swathe of changes to the Civil Procedure Rules as part of the implementation of the ‘Jackson Report’ into civil procedure and funding. The aim of the report, in the words of Jackson, L. J. himself, is ‘to promote access to justice at proportionate cost’.”
The Barristers’ Hub, 5th April 2013
Source: www.barristershub.co.uk
“Legal aid for the 120,000 couples who divorce in a typical year all but disappears in England and Wales this week, except in cases where domestic violence can be proved. While many are predicting a big increase in DIY divorces, costing as little as £37, the changes have also prompted the arrival of a raft of new fixed-fee legal deals that keep lawyers’ bills below £500.”
The Guardian, 6th April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Government has issued guidance that sets out the kind of costs businesses incur that they are legitimately able to claim back through payment surcharging under new rules set to come into force this weekend.”
OUT-LAW.com, 5th April 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“In all of the furore surrounding LASPO and the very real concerns about funding, it seems that very little attention has been paid to the significant changes to the CPR which will come into force on 1st April 2013. This is not an article about funding, legal aid, CFAs, DBAs, or even QOCS. Instead it is intended to provide an overview and guidance on the amendments being made to the CPR.”
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Zenith Chambers, 28th March 2013
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
“Transparency in family justice is an issue that cannot be swept under the carpet.”
Pink Tape, 29th March 2013
Source: www.pinktape.co.uk
“Disputes lawyers across the market have broadly welcomed the Jackson Reforms, which come into force today, saying they will ease the burden created by disclosure.”
The Lawyer, 1st April 2013
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“The company contracted by the Ministry of Justice to provide court interpreters has won an appeal against a decision to award a third-party costs order after a sentencing hearing was adjourned due an interpreter’s non-appearance.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 26th March 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“One could be forgiven for thinking the campaign to halt or defer the main planks of the civil justice reforms devised by Sir Rupert Jackson is still in full swing. To be fair to the refusniks, the impression that all was not settled has been given in part by the last-minute approach the Ministry of Justice has taken to issuing details on implementation. If the government and the senior judiciary had yet to say what was to come on, respectively, damages-based agreements and big-ticket costs budgeting, perhaps they were still open to persuasion?”
Law Society’s Gazette, 25th March 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“From the beginning of April 2013 the chances of getting help with legal bills will be slim. The Law Society estimates 650,000 cases will no longer qualify, including 20,000 employment cases and 200,000 in family law.”
The Guardian, 23rd March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
