Confiscation Hearings: Guidance from the Bar Council – The Bar Council
“The Bar Council have today (11 August) published a ‘Confiscation in Graduated Fee Cases: Protocol for Counsel‘”
The Bar Council, 11th August 2008
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
Category: fees
BAA sues Ryanair over unpaid landing fees – The Times
“BAA, the airports operator, has started legal action against Ryanair after the budget carrier refused to pay higher landing fees.”
The Times, 5th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Irwin Mitchell v Revenue and Customs Prosecutions and another – WLR Daily
“The purpose of a criminal restraint order was not to prevent third parties from enforcing civil rights against a defendant if those rights would be unaffected by a confiscation order which might be made against the defendant at the end of the proceedings. ”
WLR Daily, 1st August 2008
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.
Conditional fee agreements in publication proceedings – Ministry of Justice
“Summary of responses to the consultation paper ‘conditional fee agreements in publication proceedings: success fees and after the event insurance’.”
Ministry of Justice, 31st July 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Are top lawyers worth their huge fees? – The Times
“Their bills are astronomical, but what’s a few million here if it saves more money there? These days an expensive lawyer is a necessity — not a luxury — especially if you’re visiting the divorce courts. So who among the top 50 is raking it in — and are they really worth it?”
The Times, 13th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
‘No win, no fee’ under scrutiny – Ministry of Justice
“A research-based review of no win, no fee arrangements in England and Wales was announced today (25 June).”
Ministry of Justice, 25th June 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Legal aid reform – Ministry of Justice
“Justice Minister Lord Hunt has made a written ministerial statement on a consultation on the Family Graduated Fees Scheme, which governs payments to barristers for family legal aid work.”
Ministry of Justice, 18th June 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Kilby v Gawith – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal
“In costs-only proceedings following the out-of-court settlement of a small-value road traffic claim, the court had no discretion to disallow the successful claimant a success fee provided for in the conditional fee agreement with her solicitors.”
The Times, 13th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Law firms rake in £700m in fees for coal miners’ claims – Legal Week
“Legal fees for firms advising on the ongoing compensation claims for sick coal miners have hit more than £700m.”
Legal Week, 12th June 2008
Source: www.legalweek.com
Kilby v Gawith – WLR Daily
Kilby v Gawith; [2008] WLR (D) 163
“The court had no discretion under CPR r 45.11(1) to disallow a successful claimant a success fee provided for in the conditional fee agreement with her solicitors.”
WLR Daily, 21st May 2008
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.
Keeping on top of the money – The Times
“The legal sector is under fire again over excessive fees. Allen & Overy has been criticised widely after a scathing High Court judgment highlighted that the firm charged more than £5 million of costs during a five-day trial.”
The Times, 20th May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
HM Revenue sued over pension scheme tax – The Times
“The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has teamed up with a private pension scheme that manages the retirement savings of Ford, Jaguar and Land Rover workers to bring a £300 million legal challenge against the Government’s policy of charging VAT on investment management fees. ”
The Times, 12th May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
How did no-win no-fee change things? – BBC News Magazine
“It’s a decade since no-win no-fee rules were extended to most civil court cases, but what change has the now notorious “conditional fee agreement” brought?”
BBC News Magazine, 7th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
How to make the LPC and BVC fees war work for you – The Times
“Rebecca Attwood looks at why there is such disparity in what colleges charge.”
The Times, 6th May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Government putting a price on the future of children – The Times
” While the Government digests the disastrous effects of the Domestic Violence, Crime & Victims Act 2004, introduced in July last year, on the protection of the victims of domestic violence, it might also give consideration to another legislative time-bomb affecting family proceedings.”
The Times, 28th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Children ‘put at risk by higher court fees’ – The Times
” Vulnerable children face a greater risk of harm because of a dramatic rise in the cost of taking them into care, ministers have been warned.”
The Times, 28th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
