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Legal aid work in family cases drops 27% compared to the same quarter last year
According to figures published by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ), legal aid work in family cases has dropped 27% compared to the same quarter last year. The category of family legal aid covers work on both private and public law and includes work associated…
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Manchester CJC First in Costs CMC Initiative
OPTIONAL PROVISIONAL COSTS BUDGETING IN ‘CAT’ * CLAIMS PROCEEDING AT MANCHESTER CJC EXAMPLE DIRECTIONS 1. The parties may, prior to the Costs CMC, request that the same be conducted on paper and without a hearing, and if so, the following directions shall apply: (1)…
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Updated Legal Aid Agency Guidance on the Remuneration of Expert Fees
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/351193/expert-witnesses-fees-guidance.pdf
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Legal Costs Update by Gary Knight
Following a winter of discontent the decision of the Court of Appeal in the matter of Denton brought a sunnier outlook, if not glorious summer, for under fire Solicitors with green shoots of common sense springing up almost every where. Denton is dealt with elsewhere…
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Publication of J-Codes
Following the latest announcement regarding the publication and impending introduction of the J-Codes we wanted to reassure you all that we are fully prepared for the change. These codes represent the first step towards the new format bill of costs and although this might sound daunting everything…
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Harmans Costs Brief – September 2014
Costs Brief is back after a summer break and as usual is full of the latest industry news and comment on Costs. We’ve got an article on requesting oral hearings in relation to the provisional assessment process, details of the proposed fixed report fees for whiplash…
