‘A High Court judge has refused a request from a defendant in the London Capital & Finance fraud case to use the proceeds of sale of his home to pay his solicitors over £2m.’
Legal Futures, 3rd July 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A few quick notes on various leasehold related cases. Howe Properties (NE) Ltd v Accent Housing Ltd (2024) EWCA Civ 297. Accent Housing levied a management fee on leaseholders which was at flat rate and a) differed by tenure (freehold and assured tenancies were at different rates) and b) was charged as against Accent’s management costs across its whole estate, some 3058 leasehold properties, not just this specific development.’
Nearly Legal, 30th June 2024
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Police have agreed to pay the £1,500 legal fees of a driver they wrongly prosecuted for a parking offence.’
BBC News, 24th June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The lord chancellor is being taken to the high court over claims that legal aid fees are so low they are preventing lawyers from providing representation for thousands of people who are eligible for it.’
The Guardian, 16th June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The claimant (C) was a severely disabled young man who had never worked and was never going to. He sought to challenge Birmingham’s policy of recovering the maximum amount of the cost of his care even though a greater proportion of his income was recovered compared to an individual who required care but could work.’
Landmark Chambers, 10th May 2024
Source: www.landmarkchambers.co.uk
‘Northumberland County Council has successfully defended a legal challenge brought by an unincorporated association of care home operators regarding the weekly fees paid by the local authority to care home operators.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th June 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A recent challenge to Birmingham City Council’s policy to charge disabled persons for services at the statutory maximum has failed. Joe Thomas explains why.’
Local Government Lawyer, 31st May 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘“Justice delayed is justice denied” goes the old legal maxim – one that has captured the state of the court system in England and Wales in recent years.’
The Guardian, 2nd June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A recent UK Pension Ombudsman (PO) case flags the importance of pension firms providing clear and accurate fee information to savers from the outset. However, the case highlights that it is not the PO’s role to decide whether fees charged are reasonable or fair.’
OUT-LAW.com, 29th April 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘A law firm can be paid from monies held in its client account despite them being subject to both a freezing order and a third-party debt order, the High Court has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 30th April 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Law Society today expressed its ‘extreme concern’ over the increased number of litigants in person in private family law cases in the decade since the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act came in to force.’
Law Society's Gazette, 26th April 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Claimants in professional negligence cases may wish to join forces under a single Claim Form to limit initial court fees and spread the risks and costs of the litigation between themselves.’
Gatehouse Chambers, 23rd April 2024
Source: gatehouselaw.co.uk
‘A circuit judge has attacked the “little micro-industry of unknown and unknowable commissions or referral or arrangement fees” in personal injury claims.’
Legal Futures, 18th April 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Unions and workers’ rights groups are urging the government to reconsider plans to reintroduce fees for employment tribunals amid fears it will encourage exploitation.’
The Guardian, 26th February 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
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