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Lord Dyson: Lack of evidence means no new guideline hourly rates
No increase to guideline hourly rates (but no reduction either) and Qualified Costs Lawyers to be treated as Grade B and C where justified. http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ghr-mor-decision-july2104.pdf
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Harmans Costs Brief – July 2014
Read our latest Costs Brief featuring articles on the long awaited judgment from The Court of Appeal dealing with the issues arising from Mitchell, commentary on another decision by The Court of Appeal that the Legal Aid Agency must pay the full cost of expert…
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NHSLA Annual Review Report and accounts 2013/2014
The new NHSLA Annual Review Report and accounts 2013/14 has confirmed a challenging and “unprecedented number of new clinical negligence claims” for the NHS, NHSLA teams and their Legal Panel, whilst simultaneously bemoaning the current cost scenarios post-Jackson which they allege are frequently arising in…
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Family matters
Click the link below to read Ben Rigby’s article in the latest Costs Lawyer magazine featuring the thoughts of Jim Lines, amongst others, on The Court of Appeal’s recent decision that The Legal Aid Agency must pay the full cost of expert reports ordered by the…
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Changes proposed to Judicial Review “could see unlawful administrative action go unremedied”
Proposed changes to judicial review contained in the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill risk unlawful administrative action going unremedied, the House of Lords Constitution Committee has warned. In a report on the Bill, which is to begin committee stage in the Lords next week (14…
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Are you ready for the Care Act 2014?
The Care Bill is now an Act and with its implementation imminent, Local Government Lawyer, in association with DAC Beachcroft, are conducting a survey of local authority lawyers and other professionals to assess the potential impact of the legislation and local authorities’ state of readiness…
