“A High Court test case that could shape the future of the UK retail banking industry finally got under way today when lawyers for eight of Britain’s leading banks began defending allegations of charging ‘rip-off’ fees.”
The Times, 17th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Court of Appeal
“When costs consultants were instructed by solicitors to conduct a detailed costs assessment under a collective conditional fee agreement, where the solicitors remained responsible for the proper conduct of the work, the satellite fees were base costs, not disbursements and a success fee was payable on them.”
The Times, 10th January 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.
“A consultation on the government’s strategy for developing the fees system in the civil and family courts of England and Wales. The consultation sets out proposals to:
Public Law Family Fees Consultation Paper (PDF)
Questionnaire (Word)
Ministry of Justice, 19th December 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“This consultation seeks views on proposals for claims management regulation fee levels for 2008/09. The consultation is aimed at those authorised to provide regulated claims management services under the Compensation Act 2006.”
Full responses to consultation
Ministry of Justice, 14th December 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Access to Justice (PDF)
Speech by Mr Justice Lightman
The Law Society, 5th December 2007
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“A dementia sufferer has won a landmark High Court battle to force the NHS to pay her nursing home fees.”
The Times, 22nd November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Responses to consultation on civil court fees published today.”
Ministry of Justice, 2nd November 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills are the latest celebrity couple to find out the hard way that divorce often ends in a long, acrimonious and expensive court battle. But many costly annulments could be avoided if alternative and less hostile means of separation were explored first, new research suggests.”
The Independent, 16th October 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“This month marks the beginning of a new era in civil legal aid. but many who work in the field believe the arrival of fixed fees is a disaster for the profession. Jon Robins reports.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 11th October 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“This is an edited version of Stop the Clock?, a research report on value and fees in legal services produced by the Commerce & Industry Group and accountants and business advisers BDO Stoy Hayward.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 11th October 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Related link: Stop the clock? (PDF) – Commerce & Industry Group
“The Mental Health Lawyers Association (MHLA) has launched judicial review proceedings against the Legal Services Commission (LSC) over its decision to introduce a fixed-fee scheme for mental health work.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 4th October 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A senior costs judge has warned law firms that they may soon have to set out their costs at the outset of cases as part of a radical clampdown on escalating fees.”
Legal Week, 27th September 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
“In-house lawyers are willing to pay higher legal fees for top-value advice but only if they can save costs on routine work, a new survey shows.”
The Times, 26th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Stefan Cross, the solicitor behind the rise of no-win no-fee equal-pay claims clogging the tribunal system, said yesterday that the cases against local authorities were the beginning of a deluge. The former care home worker estimates that there are 50,000 claims currently waiting to be heard at tribunal with just 25 independent experts working on them.”
The Times, 21st September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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