Litigation/Dispute Resolution
ATE insurer settles action over failed consumer claims for £48.5m
Legal expenses insurer AmTrust has paid £48.5m to settle a claim brought by the disbursement funder owed money following the collapse of Pure Legal and High Street Solicitors.
Introducing AI “should be next phase of tribunal reform”
Introducing AI into tribunals should be “the next phase” of the HM Courts and Tribunal Service reform programme, the Administrative Justice Council has said.
MRO fees: No breakdown needed but judge sets 25% mark-up cap
There is “no realistic scope” to break down the elements of a medical reporting organisation’s fee, the Senior Costs Judge has ruled – but its recoverable mark-up should not exceed 25%.
Irwin Mitchell’s negligent advice did not cause loss, court rules
A former Irwin Mitchell client has “a moral right to feel aggrieved” by negligent advice it admitted giving, but this “is not the same as a legal right to damages”, the High Court has ruled.
High Court: Witness coached via smart glasses while giving evidence
A claimant giving evidence in the High Court was fed answers through smart glasses he was wearing that were connected to his mobile phone, a judge has found.
Barrister’s claim against Neidle ruled first statutory SLAPP
A barrister’s £8m libel and malicious falsehood claim against high-profile tax lawyer Dan Neidle was yesterday found a statutory SLAPP, the first time a court has made such a declaration.
“We have a duty” – solicitor calls on profession to help PM Law’s clients
A solicitor helping former litigation clients of PM Law has called on others to take on cases – and for defendant solicitors not to take advantage of the situation.
Suspended sentence for online harassment of solicitors
The partner of a deceased solicitor has received a suspended sentence for contempt of court after breaching injunctions designed to stop her online harassment of his executors.
Claimant funded by solicitor boyfriend “cannot claim impecuniosity”
A claimant who received “significant financial assistance” from her solicitor boyfriend cannot claim impecuniosity prevented her from suing her former law firm.
Judge strikes out taxi driver’s fraud claims against law firm
The High Court has struck out a taxi driver’s fraud and harassment claims against a council and its law firm as “totally devoid of merit”.
Blog
The real cure for inequality at law firms? Listening
How can men, as one male panellist put it, “get out of the way of people coming up through the ranks?”
Most of these conversations only happen after the men leave the room.
Andy Burnham and the Hillsborough Law: should solicitors be worried?
Now that Andy Burnham has become prime minister, the Public Office (Accountability) Bill, otherwise known as the Hillsborough Law, will receive a real boost of political capital.
Defending fair fees in the property profession
If the property industry is serious about moving towards 28-day exchanges, then it must confront not only the practical barriers, but the commercial behaviours too.
