Bar Council delays new fee contract scheme – The Lawyer
“The new fee contract between barristers and solicitors, which was due to be introduced on 1 October, is being delayed by a year.”
The Lawyer, 3rd September 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Category: fees
Conditional fee agreements in publication proceedings: success fees and after the event insurance – Ministry of Justice
“This consultation document seeks views on proposals to implement recommendations from the Civil Justice Council on fixed recoverable success fees and after the event insurance premiums in publication proceedings funded under conditional fee agreements. Your comments will inform the development of amendments to the civil procedure rules.”
Conditional fee agreements in publication proceedings CP 16/07 (PDF)
Ministry of Justice, 9th August 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Consultation on claims management regulation – fee levels for 2008/09 – Ministry of Justice
“This consultation seeks views on proposals for claims management regulation fee levels for 2008/09. The consultation is aimed at those authorised to provide regulated claims management services under the Compensation Act 2006.”
Minstry of Justice, 1st August 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
£2bn mortgage exit fees may be refunded – Daily Telegraph
“Millions of homeowners are in line for refunds totalling £2 billion on ‘unfair’ mortgage exit fees.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st July 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Increase in legal hearings delivers windfall – Financial Times
“The rise in bank charge cases has helped deliver a windfall for the civil courts following the decision to increase fees for litigants last year.”
Financial Times, 10th July 2007
Source: www.ft.com
All you need is the bare minimum – The Times
“A response to Sir Hugh Laddie’s recently published article, ‘Why does it cost so much to go to court?’ ”
The Times, 3rd July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Related: A legal system we can’t afford
Research shows court fees no hindrance to justice – Ministry of Justice
“People going to court are motivated by getting justice and a final decision, government research published today shows.”
Ministry of Justice press release, 28th June 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
National Taxing Team issues guidance on graduated fees – Bar Council
“The National Taxing Team has issued updated guidance on the Graduated Fees Scheme. This guidance is available below, with two associated recent judgments.”
Bar Council News, 7th June 2007
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
Lamont v. Burton – Times Law Reports
Payment-in and success fee
Court of Appeal
“In a road traffic accident claim, the claimant’s solicitors, operating under a conditional fee agreement providing for a success fee, were entitled to a 100 per cent success fee where the claimant had won at trial but failed to exceed a payment-in which was made earlier but rejected.”
The Times, 7th June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Liberty backs legal battle over BME impact of Carter – Law Society’s Gazette
“Human rights group Liberty is the latest high-profile organisation to back a legal challenge to the Carter reforms launched by the Black Solicitors Network (BSN) and Society of Asian Lawyers.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 31st May 2007
Source: www.thegazette.co.uk
Bank charge firms under spotlight – BBC News
“Regulators are investigating the tactics of ‘no win, no fee’ firms that specialise in recovering bank penalty charges, the BBC has learned.”
BBC News, 18th May 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
LCS to approach thousands of miners over fees – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Legal Complaints Service (LCS) is to canvas thousands of former miners directly to determine whether solicitors wrongly deducted fees from their compensation claims.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd May 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Government response on fees for court of protection and public guardian published – Government News Network
“Government response to the public’s views on proposed fees for the new Court of Protection and the Office of the Public Guardian was published today.”
Department for Constitutional Affairs press release, 30th April 2007
Source: www.gnn.gov.uk
OFT proposal to encourage civil disputes ignites fierce debate – Legal Week
“Controversial proposals to encourage private competition claims by introducing larger success fees have sparked intense debate among the UK’s legal profession.”
Legal Week, 26th April 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
DCA profit provokes lawyers’ outrage – The Lawyer
“The civil courts made £45.5m in profit last year – almost 15 per cent of its net intake from fees – a Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA) consultation paper has revealed.”
The Lawyer, 23rd April 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Lawyers wooed to antitrust litigation – Financial Times
“Lawyers could be allowed to earn bigger success-related fees on private antitrust cases in an effort to encourage them to tackle such litigation, Britain’s competition watchdog has suggested.”
Financial Times, 18th April 2007
Source: www.ft.com
