Litigation/Dispute Resolution
Judge condemns National Lottery bidder’s “extraordinary” litigation conduct
The High Court has awarded indemnity costs over a failed £1bn challenge to the award of the National Lottery so as to mark its disapproval of the claimants’ “extraordinary” litigation conduct.
Farewell to the Chancery Division in High Court shake-up
The Lady Chief Justice has unveiled a modernisation of the High Court which will see a new Business and Property Division replace the Chancery Division.
Pogust loses first round of £3m costs battle with ‘subcontractor’ law firm
A judge has partially struck out a defence lodged by class action specialist Pogust Goodhead in a battle over £3.1m in fees which litigation boutique Seladore Legal says it is owed.
Law firm failed to validly serve £82m claim
London law firm Forsters failed to validly serve a claim form for a claim valued at around £82m, the High Court has ruled.
Solicitor fabricated disclosure letter “to save job”
A solicitor who fabricated and backdated a disclosure letter to make it appear that he had complied with a court deadline has been struck off.
SRA set to issue Mazur guidance – but onus is on solicitors
The Solicitors Regulation Authority is to publish guidance on the implications on the Mazur ruling very shortly, it has told MPs.
Junior solicitor used AI to draft misleading letters to court
A junior solicitor who used AI to draft two misleading emails to the High Court “seems to have almost entirely outsourced the thinking process”, the judge has said.
SRA ordered to make interim £200k costs payment to Dentons
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has been ordered make an interim costs payment of £200,000 to global law firm Dentons – but the Court of Appeal questioned the overall costs claimed.
Trial-hungry US law firms “have reshaped UK litigation market”
The investment of US law firms in the UK litigation market is paying off, according to new figures which show them involved in one in five Commercial Court cases.
FCA claims market review to focus on financial services and housing
The Financial Conduct Authority’s review of the claims management market will focus on financial services and products, and housing disrepair, it has announced.
Blog
Beyond PCP: Can regulators and lawyers work better together next time?
Nearly a decade after the Financial Conduct Authority began investigating the car finance industry, the story of the PCP commission scandal is still unfinished.
Accountability has to live within governance, not with one person
The assumption has long been that a COLP or COFA is personally exposed to the consequences of anti-money laundering breaches.
The SRA’s client money reforms: good intentions, questionable execution
On the face of it, the SRA’s plans to tighten protections around client money sounds sensible. The detail, as ever, tells a more complicated story.
