“The post-Jackson climate for expert witnesses is ‘leaner and meaner’, according to a leading observer of their work.”
Litigation Futures, 25th September 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
“Law can be expensive.
This is particularly so in relation to the process of law, i.e. the costs of going to the law. By this I mean things such as the court or tribunal fees, but particularly the costs of the lawyers. If you lose in civil litigation, the normal rule is that you’ve got to pay not just for your own lawyers, but for the other side’s too. Due to the way that costs are assessed and recovered, even the winner often has to foot the bill for some their own lawyers’ fees. It is fair to say that the general public doesn’t think too highly of the fees charged by lawyers. Now, a lot of the criticism is unfair (‘If you think a professional is expensive, wait ’til you try an amateur’) and based on misinformation and misunderstanding. Nonetheless, there is force in some of the criticism.”
NearlyLegal, 24th September 2013
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
“A High Court master last week more than halved a proposed budget in a quantum-only cerebral palsey case, it has emerged. Leading costs lawyer Matthew Harman told this week’s PI Futures seminar in Manchester that the master also refused to hear any argument on hourly rates.”
Litigation Futures, 12th September 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
“A single system of fee remission, based on a combination of claimants’ income and ‘disposable capital’, will be introduced across all courts and tribunals, including employment tribunals, the Government has announced.”
OUT-LAW.com, 10th September 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“Many practitioners are concerned about the implications of recent delays in granting legal aid whilst the LAA is making detailed investigations about whether CFAs are available – even in cases where they clearly are not.”
Legal Aid Handbook, 4th September 2013
Source: www.legalaidhandbook.com
“With the legal fees for a ‘simple’ divorce in London now at £2,500, DIY divorce websites are reporting a sharp rise in the number of couples using their services.”
LegalVoice, 19th August 2013
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
“Public authorities could be required to make copyrighted information contained in datasets available in a re-usable format under changes to freedom of information (FOI) laws even if they are not in a position to sanction re-use.”
OUT-LAW.com, 12th August 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“The High Court has told the former chief whip Andrew Mitchell MP that the cost of his libel action against The Sun will be restricted to the cost of the court fees for the claim.”
The Lawyer, 7th August 2013
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“Paragraph 5 of Schedule 4A of the Patents Act 1977, rule 116 of the Patents Rules 2007 and rule 6 of the Patents (Fees) Rules 2007 imposed a regime for the payment of annual fees in accordance with article 12 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1768/92 and Council Regulation (EC) No 469/2009. The reference to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1768/92 in section 128B of the 1977 Act could be construed as a reference to the Council Regulation (EC) No 469/2009.”
WLR Daily, 24th July 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“Schools, businesses and councils will all be helped by the latest stage of major law changes turning the tide on compensation culture.”
Ministry of Justice, 31st July 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
“This time of year, high court and appellate judges will have been trying to clear their desks – to stop the complex half-finished judgment from skulking around in their minds and spoiling their holidays.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 27th July 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Regina (Attfield) v Barnet London Borough Council [2013] EWHC 2089 (Admin); [2013] WLR (D) 303
A local authority was not entitled to exercise its powers under section 45 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 for the purposes of raising surplus revenue to defray other road expenditure and reduce the need to raise income from other sources, such as fines, charges and council tax.
WLR Daily, 22nd July 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“Where solicitors had acted for a company in connection with its opposition to a winding up petition but had ceased to act for the company by the time the company went into out of court administration, the court had no power under the Insolvency Rules 1986 or under the inherent jurisdiction of the court to direct that fees which the company owed to the solicitors were an expense of the administration.”
WLR Daily, 24th July 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“The number of ‘ambulance-chasing’ firms handling personal injury claims has plummeted by nearly a third after a Government clampdown on no-win, no-fee deals earlier this year.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Anyone applying for a lasting power of attorney (LPA) to choose someone they trust to make decisions for them if they lose mental capacity will be helped by a 15 per cent cut in the application fee announced by Justice Minister Helen Grant.”
Ministry of Justice, 16th July 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
“Government plans to reform legal aid for criminal suspects could undermine the fundamental principles of justice in England and Wales, the official prosecuting body has suggested.”
The Independent, 16th July 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The cost of practising as a solicitor is set to rise at a rate of more than four times inflation, if the Law Society’s council approves figures that will be put before it later this week.”
Legal Futures, 8th July 2013
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
“News that Unison has applied for Judicial Review of the Government’s controversial plans to introduce fees in the Employment Tribunal has gone viral in the Labour Law community. A key theme in the application is access to justice for working people, particularly women.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 21st June 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
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