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Lawyers have been asked for their views on guideline hourly rates (GHR) for 2014
The Costs Committee of the Civil Justice Council has called for evidence on the GHR, which are used to calculate recoverable hourly rates in litigation for different grades of fee earners in law firms in different parts of England and Wales. Fee earners are asked…
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Civil Legal Aid ban for non-residents
The Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has said that people who fail a residency test are to be barred from receiving legal aid for civil court cases. The ban would include claims made under human rights and health and safety law. In an interview with the…
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Madoff trial costs GT £11m in legal fees
The Telegraph reports that a costs estimate filed with the High Court, has shown that Taylor Wessing’s total fee for unsuccessfully representing Grant Thornton in the Madoff Securities International trial was around £11m.
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Legal Aid cuts affecting divorce courts
Figures obtained from the MoJ under a Freedom of Information request have shown the number of couples inquiring about mediation has halved since the legal aid cuts came into force in April. The number of couples formally entering into the process is down by a…
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Criminal Legal Aid cuts
The FT carries a letter from Rick Pratt, QC, and other signatories who say that they have sought to emphasise to Chris Grayling that the fee cuts proposed to criminal practitioners will have the effect of disintegrating an already demoralised criminal Bar, and that they…
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Harmans Costs Brief – October 2013
Our latest Costs Brief is available to read right now featuring articles on the Part 8 procedure, the post Jackson landscape and more… http://eepurl.com/GA1M9
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