“A leading defamation lawyer has called for conditional fee agreements to be preserved to help victims of press abuse.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 21st July 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The present proposals by the Ministry of Justice to abolish the recovery by successful claimants of the success fees on ‘no win no fee’ libel and privacy cases and the recovery of ‘after the event’ (ATE) insurance premiums represents a damaging and dangerous attack on access to justice for ordinary citizens of modest means.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Legal advisers have been stunned by the Metropolitan Police requesting rock-bottom hourly rates in its latest panel review, at a time when it faces an increasing chance of court action over its handling of the News International phone-hacking scandal.”
The Lawyer, 18th July 2011
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“A commander in the Royal Navy has been found guilty of dishonestly claiming allowances to send his two children to boarding school.”
BBC News, 12th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“National legislation establishing a system under which the remuneration payable to authors in the event of public lending was calculated exclusively according to the number of borrowers registered with public establishments on the basis of a flat-rate amount fixed per borrower and per year was contrary to article 5(1) of Council Directive 92/100/EEC of 19 November 1992 on rental right and lending right and on certain rights related to copyright in the field of intellectual property (OJ 2006 L376, p28).”
WLR Daily, 30th June 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“Amid the recent publicity about legal referral fees relating to car insurance claims, there has been more heat than light.”
BBC News, 6th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“High-profile cases against multinational corporations may have to be scrapped under the government’s new litigation regime, lawyers suggested today.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 4th July 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The Law Society has written to justice secretary Kenneth Clarke urging him to act immediately to ban referral fees, after he revealed last week that he is ‘considering’ the issue.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 4th July 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A disability charity has mounted a High Court challenge to oppose government plans to reform ‘no win, no fee’ arrangements.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 30th June 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Budget airlines, theatres and football clubs risk legal action if they continue to levy inflated charges for paying by credit and debit cards, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) warned yesterday.”
The Independent, 29th June 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Personal injury lawyers have applauded former justice secretary Jack Straw’s calls to ban referral fees, saying the practice does not benefit law firms or their clients.”
The Lawyer, 28th June 2011
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly has today been explaining reforms to tackle the problem of ‘no win, no fee’ legal schemes and fears of a compensation culture.”
Ministry of Justice, 28th June 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The bill all but removes sweeteners introduced in the 1990s when legal aid was abolished in most personal injury claims.”
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The Guardian, 28th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Two sixth formers have been granted permission to challenge the lawfulness of the government’s decision to let universities triple tuition fees.”
The Guardian, 24th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A senior UN official has warned the government that cuts to legal aid and changes to lawyers’ fees will prevent claims, such as those in the Trafigura case, being brought against multinational businesses.”
The Guardian, 16th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A decision over whether action should be taken against firms making unsolicited loan offers is due from the fair trading regulator later.”
BBC News, 1st June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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