Current Awareness » fees http://www.innertemplelibrary.com from the Inner Temple Library Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:34:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Reforms to cut the Judicial Review period will come into force next month – OUT-LAW.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/06/reforms-to-cut-the-judicial-review-period-will-come-into-force-next-month-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/06/reforms-to-cut-the-judicial-review-period-will-come-into-force-next-month-out-law-com/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:18:10 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=84378 “The Ministry of Justice has confirmed that new rules in relation to Judicial Review of planning decisions will come into force on 1 July.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 13th June 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/06/reforms-to-cut-the-judicial-review-period-will-come-into-force-next-month-out-law-com/feed/ 0 Bar Council Chairman: We will not facilitate a scheme which will wreck the criminal justice system – The Bar Council http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/06/bar-council-chairman-we-will-not-facilitate-a-scheme-which-will-wreck-the-criminal-justice-system-the-bar-council/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/06/bar-council-chairman-we-will-not-facilitate-a-scheme-which-will-wreck-the-criminal-justice-system-the-bar-council/#comments Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:20:10 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=84148 The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, has today stated that it has no plans to develop a quality system to facilitate price competitive tendering (PCT) for criminal legal aid. The Bar Council believes that real quality is based on choice of service providers, not price alone, on which the Government’s model is based. The Bar Council’s response to the Ministry of Justice’s consultation clearly sets out its position on this issue.

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The Bar Council, 5th June 2013

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/06/bar-council-chairman-we-will-not-facilitate-a-scheme-which-will-wreck-the-criminal-justice-system-the-bar-council/feed/ 0 The Regan reforms – New Law Journal http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/the-regan-reforms-new-law-journal/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/the-regan-reforms-new-law-journal/#comments Fri, 31 May 2013 10:31:46 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=84053 “Dominic Regan is in the mood for change post-Jackson.”

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New Law Journal, 30th May 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/the-regan-reforms-new-law-journal/feed/ 0 Regina (Hemming (t/a Simply Pleasure Ltd and others) v Westminster City Council – WLR Daily http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/regina-hemming-ta-simply-pleasure-ltd-and-others-v-westminster-city-council-wlr-daily/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/regina-hemming-ta-simply-pleasure-ltd-and-others-v-westminster-city-council-wlr-daily/#comments Wed, 29 May 2013 09:22:42 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83998 Regina (Hemming (t/a Simply Pleasure Ltd and others) v Westminster City Council [2013] EWCA Civ 591; [2013] WLR (D) 203

“Since the coming into force of the Provision of Services Regulations 2009 a local authority was not permitted, when determining the reasonable licence fee for sex establishments, to reflect in the fee which it determined the cost of enforcing the licensing system against unlicensed operators.”

WLR Daily, 24th May 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/regina-hemming-ta-simply-pleasure-ltd-and-others-v-westminster-city-council-wlr-daily/feed/ 0 Sex shop chain in Soho wins landmark legal battle against Westminster Council over license fees – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/sex-shop-chain-in-soho-wins-landmark-legal-battle-against-westminster-council-over-license-fees-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/sex-shop-chain-in-soho-wins-landmark-legal-battle-against-westminster-council-over-license-fees-the-independent/#comments Tue, 28 May 2013 09:00:43 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83953 “A sex shop chain in Soho has won a major victory against license fees charged by Westminster City Council, in a landmark decision that the council believe could ‘open the flood gates for illegal pornography.’”

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The Independent, 24th May 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/sex-shop-chain-in-soho-wins-landmark-legal-battle-against-westminster-council-over-license-fees-the-independent/feed/ 0 Legal firms don’t respond to SME legal needs which is both a problem and an opportunity – Legal Services Board http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/legal-firms-dont-respond-to-sme-legal-needs-which-is-both-a-problem-and-an-opportunity-legal-services-board/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/legal-firms-dont-respond-to-sme-legal-needs-which-is-both-a-problem-and-an-opportunity-legal-services-board/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 10:18:58 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83856 “The Legal Services Board publishes today a report on the legal needs of small businesses. The
report – In need of Advice? – is the first time that this issue has been investigated in England and
Wales.”

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Legal Services Board, 22nd May 2013

Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk

Related link: Findings of the Small Business Legal Needs Benchmarking Survey

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/legal-firms-dont-respond-to-sme-legal-needs-which-is-both-a-problem-and-an-opportunity-legal-services-board/feed/ 0 Access to justice at risk with court fee plans, warns CJC – Litigation Futures http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/access-to-justice-at-risk-with-court-fee-plans-warns-cjc-litigation-futures/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/access-to-justice-at-risk-with-court-fee-plans-warns-cjc-litigation-futures/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 09:30:15 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83850 “Government plans to reform the regime for court fees remissions and introduce a means test are too severe and ‘will diminish access to justice for a sizeable group of low-income families’, the Civil Justice Council (CJC) has warned.”

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Litigation Futures, 22nd May 2013

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/access-to-justice-at-risk-with-court-fee-plans-warns-cjc-litigation-futures/feed/ 0 Massive unmet legal need among small businesses, landmark research finds – Legal Futures http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/massive-unmet-legal-need-among-small-businesses-landmark-research-finds-legal-futures/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/massive-unmet-legal-need-among-small-businesses-landmark-research-finds-legal-futures/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 09:00:17 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83846 “Legal problems are costing small businesses in England and Wales £100bn a year, with fears over the cost of legal advice meaning they are far more likely to go it alone than seek help, authoritative new research from the Legal Services Board (LSB) has found.”

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Legal Futures, 22nd May 2013

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/massive-unmet-legal-need-among-small-businesses-landmark-research-finds-legal-futures/feed/ 0 Interview: Chris Grayling – Law Society’s Gazette http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/interview-chris-grayling-law-societys-gazette/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/interview-chris-grayling-law-societys-gazette/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 11:06:21 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83790 “In his foreword to the consultation on ‘transforming’ legal aid, justice secretary Chris Grayling explains that change is needed to ‘boost public confidence’ and cut costs, which he claims have ‘spiralled out of control’. Speaking to the Gazette, he offers no empirical evidence that the public has lost confidence in the system. But he claims to have received ‘lots of letters and emails’ from people concerned about legal aid entitlement. He alludes to prisoners getting legal aid ‘to argue they should have a different cell’, and migrants receiving civil legal aid.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 20th May 2013

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/interview-chris-grayling-law-societys-gazette/feed/ 0 Changes to Civil Procedure Rules and court costs made in April 2013 – OUT-LAW.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/changes-to-civil-procedure-rules-and-court-costs-made-in-april-2013-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/changes-to-civil-procedure-rules-and-court-costs-made-in-april-2013-out-law-com/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 09:49:20 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83779 “From 1 April 2013 a number of changes to the Civil Procedure Rules (CPRs) governing court action in England and Wales took effect. This is a summary of those changes.”

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OUT-LAW.com, May 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/changes-to-civil-procedure-rules-and-court-costs-made-in-april-2013-out-law-com/feed/ 0 Criminal legal aid cuts to reach £370m – Law Society’s Gazette http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/criminal-legal-aid-cuts-to-reach-370m-law-societys-gazette/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/criminal-legal-aid-cuts-to-reach-370m-law-societys-gazette/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 09:42:34 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83777 “The Ministry of Justice has confirmed that projected savings of £150m in fee cuts will not, as was expected, count towards required cuts of £220m a year – taking cuts in criminal legal aid to £370m.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 17th May 2013

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/criminal-legal-aid-cuts-to-reach-370m-law-societys-gazette/feed/ 0 Cut Price Justice – Garden Court Chambers Blog http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/cut-price-justice-garden-court-chambers-blog/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/cut-price-justice-garden-court-chambers-blog/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 08:41:41 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83764 “Anna Morris explains why the legal profession and the public must unite to oppose the government’s attack on legal aid.”

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Garden Court Chambers Blog, 20th May 2013

Source: www.gclaw.wordpress.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/cut-price-justice-garden-court-chambers-blog/feed/ 0 Stopping poor quality and time-wasting expert evidence in family courts – Ministry of Justice http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/stopping-poor-quality-and-time-wasting-expert-evidence-in-family-courts-ministry-of-justice/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/stopping-poor-quality-and-time-wasting-expert-evidence-in-family-courts-ministry-of-justice/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 10:06:13 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83713 “New national standards to raise the quality of experts used in family courts and get rid of time-consuming evidence which adds little value in helping judges reach a decision were announced by the Government today.”

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Ministry of Justice, 16th May 2013

Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/stopping-poor-quality-and-time-wasting-expert-evidence-in-family-courts-ministry-of-justice/feed/ 0 Ministers seek to cut £50m legal aid bill for expert witnesses in family courts – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/ministers-seek-to-cut-50m-legal-aid-bill-for-expert-witnesses-in-family-courts-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/ministers-seek-to-cut-50m-legal-aid-bill-for-expert-witnesses-in-family-courts-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 08:16:07 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83703 “Too many expert witnesses are being paid to give evidence of little value in family courts, according to the Ministry of Justice which is proposing a fresh round of cuts to legal aid.”

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The Guardian, 16th May 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/ministers-seek-to-cut-50m-legal-aid-bill-for-expert-witnesses-in-family-courts-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Bar Council Publishes Legal Aid Consultation Core Case – Family Law Bar Association http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/bar-council-publishes-legal-aid-consultation-core-case-family-law-bar-association/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/bar-council-publishes-legal-aid-consultation-core-case-family-law-bar-association/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 10:14:47 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83652 “The Bar Council has published a document summarising it’s core case in respect of the current consultation in respect of legal aid. Read that document here. The proposals include the introduction of Price Competitive Tendering in criminal work and further fee cuts to solicitors (10%) and experts (20%) in family cases.”

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Family Law Bar Association, 8th May 2013

Source: www.flba.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/bar-council-publishes-legal-aid-consultation-core-case-family-law-bar-association/feed/ 0 Grayling: No more using judicial review as a cheap delaying tactic – Ministry of Justice http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/grayling-no-more-using-judicial-review-as-a-cheap-delaying-tactic-ministry-of-justice-2/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/grayling-no-more-using-judicial-review-as-a-cheap-delaying-tactic-ministry-of-justice-2/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 09:10:43 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83512 “The culture of using meritless judicial review applications to delay immigration decisions and hold up development will be attacked by new controls announced today [7 May] by Justice Secretary Chris Grayling.”

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Ministry of Justice, 7th May 2013

Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/grayling-no-more-using-judicial-review-as-a-cheap-delaying-tactic-ministry-of-justice-2/feed/ 0 Success Fees and ATE Premiums in the Patents County Court: Henderson v All Around the World Recordings Ltd – NIPC Law http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/success-fees-and-ate-premiums-in-the-patents-county-court-henderson-v-all-around-the-world-recordings-ltd/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/success-fees-and-ate-premiums-in-the-patents-county-court-henderson-v-all-around-the-world-recordings-ltd/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 11:42:00 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83493 “As I mentioned in “Intellectual Property Litigation – the Funding Options” 10 April 2013, it was possible until the 31 March 2013 for a litigant to enter an agreement with his or her solicitors and counsel known as a conditional fee agreement (‘CFA’) whereby the lawyers would look to the other side for payment not only of their assessed costs but also of an uplift known as a success fee and the premium for insurance against their own and the other side’s costs in case of failure known as after-the-event (‘ATE’) insurance if they won the case or obtained a satisfactory settlement. As I also mentioned in that article, it is still possible to enter a CFA but any success fee and ATE insurance premium must now be paid by the successful party – usually out of any damages or accountable profits he or she may receive.”

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NIPC Law, 4th May 2013

Source: www.nipclaw.blogspot.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/success-fees-and-ate-premiums-in-the-patents-county-court-henderson-v-all-around-the-world-recordings-ltd/feed/ 0 Turning the tide on compensation culture – Ministry of Justice http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/turning-the-tide-on-compensation-culture-ministry-of-justice/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/turning-the-tide-on-compensation-culture-ministry-of-justice/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 09:43:10 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83422 “Major law changes are turning the tide on the growing compensation culture, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said today [1 May].”

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Ministry of Justice, 1st May 2013

Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/turning-the-tide-on-compensation-culture-ministry-of-justice/feed/ 0 An introduction to qualified one way costs shifting: New CPR 44.13-17 – Hardwicke Chambers http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/an-introduction-to-qualified-one-way-costs-shifting-new-cpr-44-13-17-hardwicke-chambers/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/an-introduction-to-qualified-one-way-costs-shifting-new-cpr-44-13-17-hardwicke-chambers/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 09:39:55 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83395 “In ‘part-payment’ for the loss of recoverability of the CFA success fee, Lord Justice Jackson gave Claimants a 10% uplift on general damages, which was enacted in rather peculiar fashion by the Court of Appeal in Simmons v Castle by means that can only be described as ‘judicial legislating’.”

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Hardwicke Chambers, 19th April 2013

Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/an-introduction-to-qualified-one-way-costs-shifting-new-cpr-44-13-17-hardwicke-chambers/feed/ 0 Exeter lawyer’s anti-legal aid tendering petition signed by 24,000 – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/exeter-lawyers-anti-legal-aid-tendering-petition-signed-by-24000-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/exeter-lawyers-anti-legal-aid-tendering-petition-signed-by-24000-bbc-news/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 09:02:44 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83389 “A petition against proposed changes to criminal legal aid set up by an Exeter-based solicitor has attracted more than 24,000 signatures.”

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BBC News, 30th April 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/exeter-lawyers-anti-legal-aid-tendering-petition-signed-by-24000-bbc-news/feed/ 0 New legal aid reforms end ‘justice for all’, lawyers warn – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/new-legal-aid-reforms-end-justice-for-all-lawyers-warn-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/new-legal-aid-reforms-end-justice-for-all-lawyers-warn-the-independent/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:41:22 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83316 “England’s 800-year-old tradition of fair and open access to justice for all will
be destroyed by sweeping Government plans to reform criminal legal aid, senior
judges and magistrates warn today.”

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The Independent, 28th April 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/new-legal-aid-reforms-end-justice-for-all-lawyers-warn-the-independent/feed/ 0 Action on time-wasting judicial reviews – Ministry of Justice http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/action-on-time-wasting-judicial-reviews-ministry-of-justice/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/action-on-time-wasting-judicial-reviews-ministry-of-justice/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:42:02 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83205 “New controls will tackle the soaring number of judicial review applications being made in England and Wales.”

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Ministry of Justice, 23rd April 2013

Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/action-on-time-wasting-judicial-reviews-ministry-of-justice/feed/ 0 Government pressing ahead with (most of) its proposals to restrict access to judicial review – UK Human Rights Blog http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/government-pressing-ahead-with-most-of-its-proposals-to-restrict-access-to-judicial-review-uk-human-rights-blog/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/government-pressing-ahead-with-most-of-its-proposals-to-restrict-access-to-judicial-review-uk-human-rights-blog/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:41:17 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83197 “The Ministry of Justice has released its response to the comments generated by the consultation paper on judicial review that was published in December. Unsurprisingly, the Government has signalled that it intends to press ahead with most of the proposals upon which it consulted.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd April 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/government-pressing-ahead-with-most-of-its-proposals-to-restrict-access-to-judicial-review-uk-human-rights-blog/feed/ 0 Update from the Chairman: legal aid consultation – The Bar Council http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/update-from-the-chairman-legal-aid-consultation-the-bar-council/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/update-from-the-chairman-legal-aid-consultation-the-bar-council/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:41:12 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83177 “Bar Council met on Saturday 20 April, for the first time since the consultation was published. It was attended by all the Circuit Leaders and the Criminal Bar Association’s Chairman and Vice-Chairman.”

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The Bar Council, 23rd April 2013

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/update-from-the-chairman-legal-aid-consultation-the-bar-council/feed/ 0 Grayling: No more using judicial review as a cheap delaying tactic – Ministry of Justice http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/grayling-no-more-using-judicial-review-as-a-cheap-delaying-tactic-ministry-of-justice/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/grayling-no-more-using-judicial-review-as-a-cheap-delaying-tactic-ministry-of-justice/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:34:12 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83176 “The culture of using meritless judicial review applications to delay immigration decisions and hold up development will be attacked by new controls announced today by Justice Secretary Chris Grayling.”

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Ministry of Justice, 23rd April 2013

Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/grayling-no-more-using-judicial-review-as-a-cheap-delaying-tactic-ministry-of-justice/feed/ 0 Judicial review controls unveiled – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/judicial-review-controls-unveiled-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/judicial-review-controls-unveiled-bbc-news/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:03:18 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83164 “Ministers are to unveil controls aimed at tackling judicial reviews in English courts that hold up building projects and delay immigration decisions.”

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BBC News, 23rd April 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/judicial-review-controls-unveiled-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Lesley Kemp faces libel suit over Twitter comments – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/lesley-kemp-faces-libel-suit-over-twitter-comments-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/lesley-kemp-faces-libel-suit-over-twitter-comments-bbc-news/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:13:27 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83138 “A woman who complained about an unpaid £146 invoice is facing a libel battle that could cost her more than £100,000.”

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BBC News, 19th April 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/lesley-kemp-faces-libel-suit-over-twitter-comments-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Simplified court fee waivers to save taxpayers £7m – Ministry of Justice http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/simplified-court-fee-waivers-to-save-taxpayers-7m-ministry-of-justice/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/simplified-court-fee-waivers-to-save-taxpayers-7m-ministry-of-justice/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:37:45 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83115 “A consultation published today sets out proposals for fee remissions (waivers) for courts and tribunals which are better targeted, fairer for the taxpayer and easy for users to understand.”

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Ministry of Justice, 18th April 2013

Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/simplified-court-fee-waivers-to-save-taxpayers-7m-ministry-of-justice/feed/ 0 Fee remissions for the courts and tribunals – Ministry of Justice http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/fee-remissions-for-the-courts-and-tribunals-ministry-of-justice/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/fee-remissions-for-the-courts-and-tribunals-ministry-of-justice/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:41:52 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83087 “This consultation paper sets our proposals for reform of the fee remissions system, which ensures that access to justice is maintained for those individuals on lower incomes who would otherwise have difficultly paying a fee to use court or tribunal services.”

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Ministry of Justice, 18th April 2013

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/fee-remissions-for-the-courts-and-tribunals-ministry-of-justice/feed/ 0 Flatman v Germany(Law Society intervening); Weddall v Barchester Health Care Ltd (Same intervening) – WLR Daily http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/flatman-v-germanylaw-society-intervening-weddall-v-barchester-health-care-ltd-same-intervening-wlr-daily/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/flatman-v-germanylaw-society-intervening-weddall-v-barchester-health-care-ltd-same-intervening-wlr-daily/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:29:47 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83045 Flatman v Germany(Law Society intervening); Weddall v Barchester Health Care Ltd (Same intervening) [2013] EWCA Civ 278; [2013] WLR (D) 138

“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

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/flatman-v-germanylaw-society-intervening-weddall-v-barchester-health-care-ltd-same-intervening-wlr-daily/feed/ 0 Law firms cannot be held liable for disbursement costs, rules CoA – The Lawyer http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/law-firms-cannot-be-held-liable-for-disbursement-costs-rules-coa-the-lawyer/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/law-firms-cannot-be-held-liable-for-disbursement-costs-rules-coa-the-lawyer/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:18:45 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82981 “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.”

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The Lawyer, 11th April 2013

Source: www.thelawyer.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/law-firms-cannot-be-held-liable-for-disbursement-costs-rules-coa-the-lawyer/feed/ 0 The Future of commercial litigation: Bleak House or Great Expectations? – Littleton Chambers http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/the-future-of-commercial-litigation-bleak-house-or-great-expectations-littleton-chambers/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/the-future-of-commercial-litigation-bleak-house-or-great-expectations-littleton-chambers/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:26:24 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82963 The Future of commercial litigation: Bleak House or Great Expectations? (PDF)

Littleton Chambers, 2nd April 2013

Source: www.littletonchambers.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/the-future-of-commercial-litigation-bleak-house-or-great-expectations-littleton-chambers/feed/ 0 Damages-based agreements – Are you at risk of being sued? – Hardwicke Chambers http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/damages-based-agreements-are-you-at-risk-of-being-sued-hardwicke-chambers/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/damages-based-agreements-are-you-at-risk-of-being-sued-hardwicke-chambers/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:14:38 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82962 “Damages-Based Agreements (‘DBAs’) became lawful on 1 April 2013 thanks to the Jackson reforms and more particularly the Damages-Based Agreements Regulations 2013. A DBA is a contingency fee arrangement whereby the lawyers can take a percentage of the damages (up to a maximum of 25% in personal injury cases, 35% in employment cases and 50% in most other cases).”

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Hardwicke Chambers, 2nd April 2013

Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/damages-based-agreements-are-you-at-risk-of-being-sued-hardwicke-chambers/feed/ 0 April Fool’s – The Barristers’ Hub http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/april-fools-the-barristers-hub/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/april-fools-the-barristers-hub/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:51:54 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82896 “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’.”

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The Barristers’ Hub, 5th April 2013

Source: www.barristershub.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/april-fools-the-barristers-hub/feed/ 1 New £1,300 charge for High Court challenges against Government decisions – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/new-1300-charge-for-high-court-challenges-against-government-decisions-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/new-1300-charge-for-high-court-challenges-against-government-decisions-daily-telegraph/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:07:52 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82890 “People will have to pay up to £1,300 to bring High Court challenges against Government decisions in a crackdown on spurious legal challenges, under new plans.”

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Daily Telegraph, 8th April 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/new-1300-charge-for-high-court-challenges-against-government-decisions-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Excessive credit card surcharges outlawed – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/excessive-credit-card-surcharges-outlawed-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/excessive-credit-card-surcharges-outlawed-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 09:18:10 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82883 “A ban that comes into force on Saturday will ensure that payment surcharges reflect the actual cost of processing the payment.”

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The Guardian, 6th April 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/excessive-credit-card-surcharges-outlawed-the-guardian/feed/ 0 HS2 ruling: time to scale back on judicial reviews? – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/hs2-ruling-time-to-scale-back-on-judicial-reviews-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/hs2-ruling-time-to-scale-back-on-judicial-reviews-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:27:59 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82833 “It looks like it’s all systems go for HS2. The recent ruling on the high-speed rail from London to Birmingham and Manchester to Leeds gave the green light to the project. The government won nine out of the 10 points being challenged by various local authorities and action groups. It fell down on one area and has taken it on the chin agreeing to re-run its compensation consultation process.”

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The Guardian, 3rd April 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/hs2-ruling-time-to-scale-back-on-judicial-reviews-the-guardian/feed/ 0 And so it begins – Litigation Futures http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/and-so-it-begins-litigation-futures/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/and-so-it-begins-litigation-futures/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 09:15:36 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82788 “So here we are at last, nearly five years since the then Master of the Rolls, Lord Clarke, announced his intention to launch what turned out to be the Jackson review (a story I broke, if I can be allowed the immodesty of mentioning it). It has certainly had its ups and downs since then, the biggest up undoubtedly being the 2010 election result, without which Sir Rupert’s report may well still be lying in the long grass.”

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Litigation Futures, 2nd April 2013

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/and-so-it-begins-litigation-futures/feed/ 0 Foreign lawsuits may face higher UK legal fees – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/foreign-lawsuits-may-face-higher-uk-legal-fees-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/foreign-lawsuits-may-face-higher-uk-legal-fees-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 10:22:17 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82711 “Higher fees may be introduced for foreign businessmen and Russian oligarchs who pursue their multimillion-pound disputes in British courts, under a review announced on Tuesday.”

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The Guardian, 26th March 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/foreign-lawsuits-may-face-higher-uk-legal-fees-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Jackson reforms: trials and tribulation – Law Society’s Gazette http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/jackson-reforms-trials-and-tribulation-law-societys-gazette/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/jackson-reforms-trials-and-tribulation-law-societys-gazette/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:35:55 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82670 “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?”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 25th March 2013

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/jackson-reforms-trials-and-tribulation-law-societys-gazette/feed/ 0 Damages-Based Agreements: potential or potential pitfall? – 11 Stone Buildings http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/damages-based-agreements-potential-or-potential-pitfall-11-stone-buildings/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/damages-based-agreements-potential-or-potential-pitfall-11-stone-buildings/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 10:38:22 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82587 “As part of the Jackson Reforms the much talked about Damages-Based Agreements Regulations 2013 come into force on 1st April 2013. Damages Based agreements (‘DBAs’) open up the prospect of fees becoming entirely divorced from the actual hours worked on a case. This can lead to much higher fees than those which will arise using the hour-based method, even on a CFA with a 100% uplift. However, there are some potentially serious implications to consider. Don McCue takes a closer look at the potential impact of using DBAs, how they compare to Conditional Fee Agreements (‘CFAs’) in different litigation scenarios, and how DBAs relate to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (‘SRA’) Code of Conduct.”

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11 Stone Buildings, March 2013

Source: www.11sb.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/damages-based-agreements-potential-or-potential-pitfall-11-stone-buildings/feed/ 2 Trouble for personal injury law firms means trouble for claimants – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/trouble-for-personal-injury-law-firms-means-trouble-for-claimants-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/trouble-for-personal-injury-law-firms-means-trouble-for-claimants-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:19:00 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82575 “While there is little public sympathy for solicitors the truth is that people will soon find it harder to claim compensation.”

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The Guardian, 21st March 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/trouble-for-personal-injury-law-firms-means-trouble-for-claimants-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Law commissions urge tougher action on hidden charges – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/law-commissions-urge-tougher-action-on-hidden-charges-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/law-commissions-urge-tougher-action-on-hidden-charges-bbc-news/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 09:54:41 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82500 “Consumers need more protection against hidden charges often tucked away in the
small print, according to two bodies responsible for promoting law reform.”

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BBC News, 19th March 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/law-commissions-urge-tougher-action-on-hidden-charges-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Update from the Chairman – The Bar Council http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/update-from-the-chairman-the-bar-council/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/update-from-the-chairman-the-bar-council/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:42:24 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82482 “These are remarkably difficult times for all the publicly-funded Bar. Whilst there is great concern and unrest at the criminal Bar, civil and family practitioners will see entire practice areas removed from the scope of legal aid in just a few weeks. The Bar Council has to watch and protect the interests of all practitioners.”

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The Bar Council, 15th March 2013

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/update-from-the-chairman-the-bar-council/feed/ 0 Streamlined employment tribunal system will “weed out weak claims” says Government – OUT-LAW.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/streamlined-employment-tribunal-system-will-weed-out-weak-claims-says-government-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/streamlined-employment-tribunal-system-will-weed-out-weak-claims-says-government-out-law-com/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:13:10 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82479 “The Government has set out plans to ‘streamline’ the employment tribunal system, which will include a new power to ‘strike out’ claims with little chance of success before they proceed to a full hearing.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 18th March 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/streamlined-employment-tribunal-system-will-weed-out-weak-claims-says-government-out-law-com/feed/ 1 ‘Unbundling’ the new craze as lawyer-backed family mediation service launches – Legal Futures http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/unbundling-the-new-craze-as-lawyer-backed-family-mediation-service-launches-legal-futures/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/unbundling-the-new-craze-as-lawyer-backed-family-mediation-service-launches-legal-futures/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:08:12 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82477 “A lawyer-backed service that supports divorcing couples during mediation, charging fixed fees to halve the cost, is being billed as a possible lifeline for family legal aid lawyers after 1 April.”

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Legal Futures, 18th March 2013

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/unbundling-the-new-craze-as-lawyer-backed-family-mediation-service-launches-legal-futures/feed/ 0 The future of personal injury – land of opportunity or time to get out? – Legal Futures http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/the-future-of-personal-injury-land-of-opportunity-or-time-to-get-out-legal-futures/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/the-future-of-personal-injury-land-of-opportunity-or-time-to-get-out-legal-futures/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 10:22:31 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82407 “What many personal injury (PI) firms have long feared is finally upon us, and there is no turning back.”

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Legal Futures, 14th March 2013

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/the-future-of-personal-injury-land-of-opportunity-or-time-to-get-out-legal-futures/feed/ 0 Reform agenda to create “two-tier Bar”, with bulk of chambers to suffer – Legal Futures http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/reform-agenda-to-create-two-tier-bar-with-bulk-of-chambers-to-suffer-legal-futures/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/reform-agenda-to-create-two-tier-bar-with-bulk-of-chambers-to-suffer-legal-futures/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:32:09 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82362 “Legal aid cuts, the Jackson reforms and the introduction of competitive tendering for criminal law work will split the Bar into a two-tier profession, with mid-sized generalist chambers set to suffer, a specialist Bar consultant has predicted.”

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Legal Futures, 12th March 2013

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/reform-agenda-to-create-two-tier-bar-with-bulk-of-chambers-to-suffer-legal-futures/feed/ 0 “Frantic” firms creating hump of CFA cases that will take years to clear, says QC – Litigation Futures http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/frantic-firms-creating-hump-of-cfa-cases-that-will-take-years-to-clear-says-qc-litigation-futures/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/frantic-firms-creating-hump-of-cfa-cases-that-will-take-years-to-clear-says-qc-litigation-futures/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 10:49:51 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82320 “The 1 April Jackson reforms start date is creating a ‘hump’ of conditional fee agreement (CFA) cases that will take years to clear the courts, a leading clinical negligence barrister has predicted.”

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Litigation Futures, 7th March 2013

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/frantic-firms-creating-hump-of-cfa-cases-that-will-take-years-to-clear-says-qc-litigation-futures/feed/ 0 Lettings agents ‘breaking the law’ by not revealing fees – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/lettings-agents-breaking-the-law-by-not-revealing-fees-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/lettings-agents-breaking-the-law-by-not-revealing-fees-the-independent/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:05:13 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82228 “Lettings agents have been accused of breaking the law by not revealing their fees to renters.”

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The Independent, 5th March 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

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