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What you need to know about CPR changes coming into force on 5 June 2014
There are three small changes, but only one with a potential major impact – the introduction of so called ‘Buffer Agreements.’ As the Jackson Reforms have resulted in procedural point taking the new provision at CPR 3.8(4) will enable parties to agree reasonable and sensible…
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The emergence of the Costs Lawyer
Click the link below to read Ben Rigby’s article in the latest Costs Lawyer magazine featuring Matthew Harman’s thoughts on the emergence of the profession. 140515 The emergence of the Costs Lawyer – Costs Lawyer magazine
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Second NLJ/LSLA Litigation Trends Survey tracks impact one year on from Jackson
Nearly three-quarters of lawyers say civil litigation costs have increased not decreased since the Jackson reforms, according to the second Litigation Trends Survey by NLJ and the London Solicitors’ Litigation Association (LSLA), published this week. Civil litigators responding to the survey of LSLA’s 1,400 members…
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Firms and judges “struggling with costs management”
Smaller law firms are struggling with the demands of budgeting, while larger practices are not as capable as they think, a judicial roundtable organised by the Association of Costs Lawyers (ACL) has heard. Click below to read a white paper from the Association of Costs Lawyers: http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk//launch.aspx?eid=d7fa620c-3d92-4da4-af1f-3b80621fc96d
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R3 Research Project: Jackson Survey
Insolvency litigation and the impact of the Jackson reforms R3, working with ACCA, ICAEW, ICAS, IPA, Moon Beever, JLT Specialty Ltd. and Moore Stephens, has commissioned Dr Peter Walton of the University of Wolverhampton to conduct independent research into the likely impact on insolvency litigation…
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Harmans breakfast seminar – Friday 11 April at The Law Society
Our latest seminar is now fully booked! The seminar will focus on costs in a post-Jackson landscape. We will be holding two sessions: 9.15-10.30am (please note: this session is now full) and 10.45-12.00pm (please note: this session is now also full). Each session carries 1 CPD…
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Legal Costs Update by Gary Knight
Mitchell was, with good reason, the headline grabber as far as court decisions go during the later stages of 2013 and the decision and its impact on future matters has been the subject of considered review and comment elsewhere, therefore I will concentrate on other…
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No relief for Mr Mitchell MP
There will be few, if any, members of the legal profession unaware of the recent decision given by the Court of Appeal in the matter of Andrew Mitchell MP v News Group Newspapers Limited [2013] EWCA Civ 1526. The decision has been reviewed, discussed, commented…
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Mitchell ‘Plebgate’ Court of Appeal Judgment handed down
Simon Browne QC and Richard Wilkinson appeared in the Court of Appeal on behalf of the Claimant in a landmark case following the Jackson Reforms namely Andrew Mitchell MP v News Group Newspapers Limited [2013] EWCA Civ 1526. Judgement was handed down today, Wednesday 27th…
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Post Jackson: any changes?
The new legal landscape has now been traversed for the best part of 6 months so what has changed? On the face of it not too much; the simple reason being the majority of the changes introduced were not retrospective and it is the cases…
