A heavy cost? – New Law Journal
“David Burrows reviews how LASPO has changed the funding landscape of family litigation.”
New Law Journal, 17th June 2013
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Category: costs
Costs budgets – now with sharp teeth. If you want more than your budget, apply – UK Human Rights Blog
“The Jackson reforms, which are designed to stop lawyers spending too much of their clients’ or their opponents’ money, are still but young, and therefore not yielding much in the way of decided cases. But there were some pilot schemes which are very similar, and this case about one such scheme (in the Technology & Construction Court) is an interesting, and tough, example of why costs budgets must be taken seriously.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 17th June 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
High Court rejects post-trial bid to double costs budget – Litigation Futures
“The High Court has rejected a bid by a successful defendant to nearly double its approved £270,000 costs budget after the case had concluded.”
Litigation Futures, 17th June 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Feeling like burning down some mosques in Portsmouth, anyone want to join me?’: Woman avoids jail after post-Woolwich Facebook comments – The Independent
“A 24-year-old woman who posted racist comments on Facebook following the death of Drummer Lee Rigby has avoided a jail sentence.”
The Independent, 14th June 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
High Court warns parties not to try their luck with stricter approach to compliance – Litigation Futures
“It would be ‘unfortunate’ if the stricter post-Jackson approach to compliance with orders should encourage parties to refuse reasonable requests for time extensions in the hope that the court might refuse any extension at all, the High Court has said.”
Litigation Futures, 14th June 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Costs that fall within court-approved budget not necessarily proportionate, court suggests – OUT-LAW.com
“Costs that fall within a court-approved budget will not necessarily be ‘reasonable’ or ‘proportionate’ simply because they fall within the scope of that budget, a Court of Appeal judge has suggested.”
OUT-LAW.com, 10th June 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Manningtree High School fined over climbing wall fall – BBC News
“A school where a pupil fell from a climbing wall and broke his heel during a PE lesson has been fined.”
BBC News, 10th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bid to avoid inheritance tax ‘backfired’ creating family rift – Daily Telegraph
“A bid by a multi-millionaire businessman to avoid inheritance tax after his death has ‘backfired’ and torn his family apart, a court has heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th June 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ofcom anti-piracy code delayed until 2015 – OUT-LAW.com
“Internet users who are suspected of illegally downloading copyrighted material will not be sent warning letters about their behaviour until the second half of 2015 at the earliest, the Government has confirmed.”
OUT-LAW.com, 10th June 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Carmarthenshire blogger told to pay £230,000 legal costs – BBC News
“A Carmarthenshire blogger fears losing her home after being told to pay a £230,000 legal bill for a failed bid to sue a council chief executive.”
BBC News, 5th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
CA: costs are not reasonable just because court has approved budget – Litigation Futures
“Costs judges should not treat costs as reasonable or proportionate simply because they fall within the scope of the court-approved budget, the Court of Appeal has warned.”
Litigation Futures, 5th June 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Diplomat awarded £300,000 following accusations of inappropriate behaviour – Daily Telegraph
“A former diplomat has won £320,000 from the government after he was accused of behaving ‘inappropriately’ towards a senior politician’s wife.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th June 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Blowing the Budget – an early warning – Zenith Chambers
“The Costs Management Rules, now set out at Section II of CPR 3, will apply to the majority of multi-track cases issued on or after 1st April 2013.”
Full story (PDF)
Zenith Chambers, 30th May 2013
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
Lift off for Budgetary Control – New Law Journal
“HH Simon Brown QC continues his exclusive NLJ online series on costs management post-Jackson.”
New Law Journal, 31st May 2013
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Regina (Gray and another) v Crown Court at Aylesbury – WLR Daily
Regina (Gray and another) v Crown Court at Aylesbury [2013] EWHC 500 (Admin); [2013] WLR (D) 204
“The court ought not to record a separate conviction under section 9 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 where a person had been found guilty of an offence under section 4 and the neglect proved under section 9 was no wider than the conduct which caused the unnecessary suffering for which there was guilt under section 4.”
WLR Daily, 12th March 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Driver to be investigated after 17 whiplash claims in eight years – Daily Telegraph
“A driver who made 17 whiplash claims in eight years is to be investigated for perjury after a judge heard details of his latest compensation bid.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th May 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
We are ready for post-Jackson role, vows High Court judge – Litigation Futures
“A High Court judge says there is a ‘real determination’ among judges to embrace their new ‘project management’ role, and dismissed fears that they are not ready for the Jackson reforms.”
Litigation Futures, 24th May 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Changes to Civil Procedure Rules and court costs made in April 2013 – OUT-LAW.com
“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.”
OUT-LAW.com, May 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Council wrongly classed asylum seeker children as adults – The Guardian
“A London council has had to pay out more than £1m in costs for wrongly assessing asylum seeker children as adults. These wrong decisions have condemned some children to homelessness, prevented them from going to school and led to some being unlawfully held in adult detention centres.”
The Guardian, 17th May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
