‘Successful parties to insolvency cases will not be prevented from recovering conditional fee agreement (CFA) “success” fees and legal insurance premiums from their opponents from April, after the UK government extended a temporary exemption from the general ban “for the time being”.’
OUT-LAW.com, 4th March 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A group of employees who successfully appealed a tribunal ruling over the interpretation of their contracts cannot recover court fees because their union paid them, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has decided.’
Litigation Futures, 4th March 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Court fees will increase from next week after the House of Lords last night rubber-stamped the planned levy. A 5% charge will be added to all civil claims valued at more than £10,000, with fees capped at £10,000. According to the statutory instrument, the order comes into force on the following Monday after it is made.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 5th March 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Controversial rises in court fees will come into force next Monday barring a parliamentary upset, the Gazette can reveal.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 2nd March 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The introduction of a universal flat-rate fee to replace the licence fee is expected to be backed by BBC Director General Lord Hall later today.’
The Independent, 2nd March 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Cornwall Council has successfully applied to have a breach of contract claim brought by a care provider struck out just as a trial listed for five days was about to start.’
Local Government Lawyer, 24th February 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The High Court has dismissed a council’s challenge to a planning inspector’s decision not to allow it to impose a standardised fee for administering and monitoring planning obligations under a section 106 agreement.’
OUT-LAW.com, 9th February 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
‘On 27th January 2015, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in the case of Cox v Woodlands Manor Care Home Ltd (unreported – approved judgment is awaited) bringing home the importance of CFAs being compliant with the Cancellation of Contracts etc. Regulations 2008 and dealing with the situation where there might be legal expenses insurance cover in the background and how this might affect any CFA entered into.’
Zenith PI Blog, 5th February 2015
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘The government has been defeated in the House of Lords after peers voted for an amendment backed by former BBC chairman Lord Grade preventing decriminalisation of non-payment of the licence fee before 2017.’
The Guardian, 5th February 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Public authority decisions are, of course, open to judicial review. However, such decisions are fundamentally the domain of the relevant decision-maker and not the court. The court’s sole function (in appropriate cases) is to review the substantive and procedural lawfulness of the decision in question but not its intrinsic merits.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 2nd February 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Judicial College, which trains UK judges, has said that it intends to “introduce a charging scheme for the delivery of international training”.’
Litigation Futures, 3rd February 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A conditional fee agreement (CFA) that was signed at a client’s home, rather than at the lawyer’s office, was unenforceable because the client had not been given notice of her right to cancel, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd February 2015
Source: www.outlaw.com
‘Appeal judges have ruled that solicitors cannot recover their costs where conditional fee agreements (CFAs) fail to comply with the cancellation of contracts regulations, with a potential impact on a significant number of cases.’
Litigation Futures, 2nd February 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘There needs to be an independent review of the operation of the legal market to investigate whether the Legal Services Act 2007 is working and why fees have not fallen in the light of greater competition, the Lord Chief Justice said today [27 January].’
Legal Futures, 27th January 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A solicitor’s retainer is not rendered “impossible of performance” simply because a claimant loses mental capacity and cannot give instructions personally, the Court of Appeal ruled today.’
Litigation Futures, 27th January 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The words “contract of service” in section 2(1) of the Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969 Act were not to be given a construction broader than their usual meaning. It followed that the claimants, as members of the armed forces, were not “employees” for the purposes of section 2(1) the 1969 Act and the fixed success fee regime for employer’s liability claims, as set out in Section IV of CPR Pt 45 (pre 1 April 2013), did not apply to their claims against the defendant ministry.’
WLR Daily, 20th January 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘The Law Society has pledged to challenge the government’s decision to introduce enhanced court fees from April and said it will strenuously oppose more planned hikes.’
Litigation Futures, 27th January 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘In Part 1 of the Government response to the consultation ‘Court fees: proposals for reform’, we set out our decision to consider alternatives to the proposed fee increase for divorce.’
Ministry of Justice, 16th January 2015
Source: https://consult.justice.gov.uk
‘Legal fees for personal injury cases worth up to £100,000 fell by 65% in 2013, with an overall reduction of 14% in the cost of third-party injury claims, the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries has reported.’
Litigation Futures, 19th January 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
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