Category: costs
Jackson – The New Bills – Thirty Nine Essex Street
“The Final Report of the Jackson Review made a number of recommendations which he wanted to be considered, and introduced, as a package. Today I shall be looking at some of the recommendations which have received the least publicity and which do not feature in the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (‘LASPO’), but will be of great interest to Costs Lawyers.”
Full story (PDF)
Thirty Nine Essex Street, May 2012
Source: www.39essex.com
CoA judge raps defendant for spurning mediation – Law Society’s Gazette
“A Court of Appeal judge has criticised a defendant for rejecting mediation offered at a previous hearing – warning it will be a costly decision.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 17th May 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Judical Review and Costs: The Latest from the Court of Appeal – Garden Court Chambers Blog
“Tim Baldwin analyses the decision of the Court of Appeal in M v London Borough of Croydon and its impact on costs in judicial review cases.”
Garden Court Chambers Blog, 14th May 2012
Source: www.gclaw.wordpress.com
Association of Costs Lawyers’ Annual Conference 2012 – Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of the Rolls
Association of Costs Lawyers’ Annual Conference 2012 (PDF)
Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of the Rolls
Judiciary of England and Wales, 11th May 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Hourly billing for lawyers should end, says top judge – Daily Telegraph
“The practice of huge hourly rates charged by solicitors should end because they reward inefficiency, the country’s second most senior judge said.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
In support of business dispute resolution – Ministry of Justice
“Paul Turner, who leads on conciliation and mediation at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, explains why they are supporting the business dispute resolution commitment, part of reforms outlined in ‘Justice for business: supporting business and promoting growth’.”
Ministry of Justice, 10th May 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Regina (M) v Croydon London Borough Council – WLR Daily
Regina (M) v Croydon London Borough Council [2012] EWCA Civ 595; [2012] WLR (D) 141
“A claimant in the Administrative Court whose public law claim resulted in a settlement of the claim, whether before a hearing of the case or after a full hearing so that the claimant obtained all the relief sought, was entitled, just as a claimant in general civil litigation, to all of his costs unless there was good reason to the contrary.”
WLR Daily, 8th May 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Abusive tweeter John Graham Kerlen avoids jail – The Independent
“A blogger who called a councillor a ‘c***’ on Twitter and invited people to put excrement through his letter box avoided a jail sentence today.”
The Independent, 9th May 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 – legislation.gov.uk
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 published
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Appeal court backs law firm in ‘you’re fired’ retainer row – Law Society’s Gazette
“Solicitors are entitled to suspend work for clients who have not paid their bill in accordance with the contractual term of business agreed, the Court of Appeal has ruled in a key case on retainers.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 2nd May 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Financial Remedy Cases: Piecing Together The Jigsaw – Family Law Week
“An examination of the pros and cons of the available methods for resolving financial remedy cases.”
Family Law Week, 20th April 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.com
Villagers lose High Court battle against ‘lord of the manor’ banker – Daily Telegraph
“A group of villagers was yesterday left with a six-figure legal costs bill after losing a court battle with a retired banker who styled himself lord of the manor.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th April 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Interpreting error leads to £25,000 retrial costs – The Lawyer
“A trial at a London court collapsed last Friday after it was revealed that an interpreter employed by Applied Language Solutions had made a grave interpreting error.”
The Lawyer, 17th April 2012
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Author Chris McGrath faces six figure legal bill after unfavourable Amazon reviews case is struck out – The Independent
“An author who tried to sue a father of three from the West Midlands over comments made in a series of unfavourable reviews on Amazon is facing a six figure legal bill after a judge struck out his case.”
The Indpendent, 4th April 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Reforming The Civil Justice System – The Role of IT – Speech by Lord Justice Jackson
Reforming The Civil Justice System – The Role of IT (PDF)
Speech by by Lord Justice Jackson
Society for Computers and Law, 26th March 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Ex-cricketer Chris Cairns wins £90,000 libel damages – BBC News
“The former New Zealand cricket captain Chris Cairns has been awarded £90,000 in damages after allegations on Twitter that he was involved in match-fixing.”
BBC News, 26th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The Reform of Clinical Negligence Litigation – Speech by Lord Justice Jackson
The Reform of Clinical Negligence Litigation (PDF)
Speech by Lord Justice Jackson
Clinical Negligence Seminar, 22nd March 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Vos J threatens phone-hacking firms with group litigation order as costs spiral – The Lawyer
“High Court judge Mr Justice Vos has ordered firms involved in the wave of phone-hacking cases to find a more efficient method of working or risk their clients being forced into a group litigation order [GLO] represented by a single firm.”
The Lawyer, 19th March 2012
Source: www.thelawyer.com
‘Carpets not legal action’ to solve neighbour dispute – BBC News
“A £140,000 court case could have been avoided with ‘a moderate degree of carpeting’, a senior judge has said.”
BBC News, 16th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
