All you need is the bare minimum – The Times
“A response to Sir Hugh Laddie’s recently published article, ‘Why does it cost so much to go to court?’ ”
The Times, 3rd July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Related: A legal system we can’t afford
Category: costs
Costly business – Law Society’s Gazette
“William Gibson pores over the finer details of the rules on costs in the new Solicitors Code of Conduct.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 21st June 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
LSC to be responsible for withdrawing lawyers causing unnecessary trail delays – Law Society’s Gazette
“Plans for judges to sack lawyers who cause unnecessary delays in very high-cost cases (VHCCs) have been revised following concerns raised by the Law Society and the Bar Council.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th June 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
A legal system we can’t afford – The Times
“Litigation in England costs between three and ten times more than similar cases in Germany and the Netherlands.”
The Times, 22nd May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Miners’ firms strike back at DTI over £2.4bn costs – The Lawyer
“The under-fire law firms representing sick miners in the British Coal compensation fiasco have accused the Government of hypocrisy after its costs topped £2bn.”
The Lawyer, 15th May 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Lamont v. Burton – WLR Daily
Lamont v. Burton [2007] EWCA Civ 429
“In a road traffic accident claim the claimant’s solicitors, operating under a conditional fee agreement providing for a success fee, were entitled to a 100 per cent success fee under CPR Pt 45 where the claimant had won at trial, even though he failed to exceed an earlier payment into court. There was no discretion to award a lesser increase.”
WLR Daily, 9th May 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Judge attacks ‘time-wasting’ bank – BBC News
“A judge has ordered Lloyds TSB to pay the costs of a customer who sued for the return of overdraft fees, because the bank had wasted the court’s time.”
BBC News, 27th April 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Grotesque’ £1.5m divorce costs – BBC News
“A judge has criticised the ‘grotesque waste of family resources’ by a couple who have spent £1.5m in lawyers’ fees on their divorce battle.”
BBC News, 20th April 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Part 46 of the Civil Procedure Rules: fast track trial costs – Department for Constitutional Affairs
“This consultation paper makes proposals in relation to Part 46 of the Civil Procedure Rules, which deals with fast track trial costs. The paper proposes that these costs should be increased to take account of the rise in inflation since they were first introduced in April 1999.”
Part 46 of the Civil Procedure Rules: fast track trial costs CO(L) 06/07, 3rd April 2007
Source: www.dca.gov.uk
Civil Court Fees Consultation – Department of Constitutional Affairs
“The purpose of the consultation is to seek views on proposals to:
- introduce a revised exemption and remission system following the Access to Justice Review
- re-balance the fee structure to achieve a much closer match between income and cost drivers within the system”.
Civil Court Fees Consultation CP 05/07, 2nd April 2007
Source: www.dca.gov.uk
