‘Court fees for litigants in commercial money claims could rise from under £3,000 to more than £21,000 under plans by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) for a percentage-based fee system.’
Litigation Futures, 4th December 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘People taking high value cases through civil courts in England and Wales will be expected to pay much more towards their running costs, Courts Minister Shailesh Vara has announced – while the fees for domestic violence injunctions will be scrapped.’
Ministry of Justice, 3rd December 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
“The Court of Appeal gave guidance as to how to assess whether a local authority had (i) complied with its statutory duty to provide accommodation and social care services to adults in its area who, by reason of age, illness, disability or any other circumstances, were in need of care and attention which was not otherwise available to them, and (ii) followed guidance contained in a local authority circular, by having ‘due regard’ to the actual costs of providing care and other local factors.”
WLR Daily, 27th November 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘In the first of NLJ / LSLA’s litigation trends surveys, James Baxter charts how firms and practitioners are navigating Jackson LJ’s revolutionary road-map of change.’
New Law Journal, 30th October 2013
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal today upheld a strict costs judgment in a landmark case which establishes the court’s post-Jackson hardline approach to costs budgeting.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 27th November 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Government will introduce legislation to cap the cost of payday loans to borrowers, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced.’
OUT-LAW.com, 27th November 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Britain’s biggest law firms are shamelessly exploiting the maxim that “you get what you pay for”, with hourly fees at record levels of £850 an hour, according to new research.’
The Independent, 26th November 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“This consultation invites views on the fees for applications for authorisation and annual fees for the regulation year 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015 for claims management companies.”
Ministry of Justice, 15th November 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
” British holidaymakers and business travellers who pay an extra fee to the Home Office will be allowed to skip the passport queue at the airport, under new plans outlined by the Home Office on Tuesday. A consultation paper said ministers were drawing up plans to extend ‘premium fast-track processing’ which is currently only available to some first and business class passengers at Heathrow. The proposal is one of a number of new ideas being floated to cover more of the immigration service’s costs by raising more revenue from passengers.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th November 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Targeted consultation on immigration and visa charging principles.”
Home Office, 12th November 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
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