Category: costs

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Seaga v Harper (No 2) – Times Law Reports

Posted July 10th, 2009 in costs, fees, insurance, Jamaica, law reports, Privy Council by sally

Seaga v Harper (No 2)

Privy Council

“After-the-event insurance premiums and success fees under conditional fee agreements entered into with English counsel and solicitors were not recoverable as costs by a successful party in an appeal to the Privy Council from Jamaica whose domestic law did not permit conditional fee agreements or allow for a successful party’s expenditure on after-the-event premiums to be an allowable disbursement.”

The Times, 10th July 2009

Seaga v Harper (No 2) [2009] UKPC 26; [2009] WLR (D) 212

Seaga v Harper (No 2) – WLR Daily

Posted June 30th, 2009 in costs, fees, insurance, Jamaica, law reports, Privy Council by sally

“Success fees under conditional fee agreements, and premiums paid on ‘after the event’ (‘ATE’) insurance cover were not recoverable as costs by a successful party in an appeal to the Privy Council from Jamaica whose domestic law did not allow conditional fee agreements or permit expenditure on ATE premiums to be an allowable disbursement.”

WLR Daily, 29th June 2009

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Speech by Sir Anthony May, President of the Queen’s Bench Division – Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted June 29th, 2009 in costs, speeches by sally

Speech by Sir Anthony May, President of the Queen’s Bench Division

Full text of speech (PDF)

Costs Conference, 19th June 2009

Judiciary of England and Wales, 25th June 2009

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Court fee changes mean taxpayers only shoulder costs for the poorest – Ministry of Justice

Posted June 19th, 2009 in costs, fees, news by sally

“Changes to fees in the civil courts are to be introduced in order to target taxpayers’ money more effectively while helping those in financial difficulty, Justice Minister Bridget Prentice announced today (18 June).”

Ministry of Justice, 18th June 2009

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

IVF libel battle shows how capping costs would hit claims – The Times

Posted June 18th, 2009 in costs, defamation, news by sally

“The BBC is no doubt still licking its wounds after settling a claim, reputedly for up to £6 million, by Mohamed Taranissi, an IVF specialist. He launched his claim after a Panorama programme, broadcast in January 2007, made serious allegations about his medical practices.”

The Times, 18th June 2009

Civil justice system: why we are doing well but can do better – The Times

Posted June 11th, 2009 in civil justice, civil procedure rules, costs, news by sally

“Ten years ago I took on the task of looking at how we could reform our slow and costly civil justice system. The resulting proposals were enshrined in new civil procedure rules (CPR). They were intended to transform, and I believe did transform, the legal system. The object was to create a new way of conducting civil litigation in England and Wales.”

The Times, 11th June 2009

Cherie Booth turns mediator to cut legal costs for companies – The Times

Posted June 9th, 2009 in barristers, costs, dispute resolution, news by sally

“Cherie Booth, QC, and Lord Woolf, the former Lord Chief Justice, will spearhead a new scheme today aimed at saving big companies millions of pounds in legal costs by settling disputes out of court.”

Full story

The Times, 9th June 2009

Mohammadi v Shellpoint Trustees Ltd and another [2009] EWHC 1098 (Ch); [2009] WLR (D) 169

Mohammadi v Shellpoint Trustees Ltd and another – WLR Daily

Posted May 26th, 2009 in costs, law reports, legal aid, solicitors by sally

“When a legally assisted person’s solicitors had ceased to act, without another firm being retained under a legal aid certificate, and that fact had been communicated to the opposing party, then from the moment of that communication the litigant ceased to be a legally assisted person for the purposes of the Legal Aid Act 1988.”

WLR Daily, 21st May 2009

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Let’s be civil and stop ‘loser pays’ – The Times

Posted May 14th, 2009 in costs, news by sally

“Many people face financial ruin if they venture into court and lose. A landmark report suggests some alternatives.”

The Times, 13th May 2009

Judge criticises court fee plans – BBC News

Posted May 11th, 2009 in costs, courts, news by sally

“A senior judge has called on the government to reconsider plans to increase court fees in civil and family cases in England and Wales.”

BBC News, 8th May 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

What will the Jackson report say? – The Times

Posted May 7th, 2009 in costs, news by sally

“All we know for sure is that it is a mammoth 1,000 pages long. But the contents of Lord Justice Jackson’s initial report on reforming civil litigation costs have been a well-guarded secret before publication tomorrow.”

The Times, 7th May 2009

Red River UK Ltd and Another v Sheikh and Another

Red River UK Ltd and Another v Sheikh and Another – Times Law Reports

Posted May 6th, 2009 in appeals, costs, law reports by sally

Court of Appeal

“Where an appeal was compromised, the parties were under a duty to inform the court before the hearing so that unnecessary costs were not incurred and court time wasted.”

The Times, 6th May 2009

Legal costs threaten journalism, editors tell MPs – The Guardian

Posted May 6th, 2009 in costs, defamation, media, news by sally

“Editors including the Guardian’s Alan Rusbridger warned MPs yesterday that the ‘chilling’ costs of legal action were increasingly deterring investigative journalism.”

The Guardian, 5th May 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

It is time to scrap lawyers’ success fees? – The Times

Posted April 23rd, 2009 in costs, fees, legal profession, news by sally

“Next week Lord Justice Jackson, the Court of Appeal judge, will outline provisional proposals of his review on the costs of litigation. Among other things he is likely to urge a look at a new way to fund civil cases that could substantially replace no-win, no-fee cases for a large range of civil actions.”

The Times, 23rd April 2009

Can’t afford to sue? Who do you call? – The Times

Posted April 16th, 2009 in costs, news by sally

“Third parties bankrolling litigation used to be anathema. The credit crunch has brought a sea change.”

The Times, 16th April 2009

Regina (Mendes and Another) v Southwark London Borough Council

Regina (Mendes and Another) v Southwark London Borough Council – Times Law Reports

Posted April 7th, 2009 in costs, judicial review, law reports, reasons by sally

Court of Appeal

“A judge needed to give reasons for preferring one side’s arguments over the other on an application made by written submissions concerning costs.”

The Times, 7th April 2009

R (Mendes and another) v Southwark London Borough Council; [2009] WLR (D) 108

R (Mendes and another) v Southwark London Borough Council – WLR Daily

Posted March 26th, 2009 in costs, judicial review, law reports, reasons by sally

“A judge needed to give reasons for preferring one side’s arguments over the other on an application for costs made by written submissions following the case being settled.”

WLR Daily, 25th March 2009

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Jackson review triggers debate over costs in top-end litigation – Legal Week

Posted March 26th, 2009 in costs, news by sally

“Concerns have been raised about whether Lord Justice Rupert Jackson’s review into the high cost of civil litigation should apply to large-scale commercial disputes.”

Regina v Balshaw [2009] EWCA Crim 470; [2009] WLR (D) 102

Legal Week, 26th March 2009

Source: www.legalweek.com

Regina v Balshaw – WLR Daily

Posted March 20th, 2009 in costs, law reports, prosecutions by sally

“Where a person was convicted of an offence before the Crown Court, and was ordered to pay costs to the prosecutor, there was no principle that the order was proscribed where the costs were designed to compensate a third party.”

WLR Daily, 18th March 2009