Litigation/Dispute Resolution

Senior in-house lawyers and general counsel are most concerned about an increase in disputes relating to AI, and are increasing investment in their disputes teams, a report has found.

A London law firm has been ordered to pay costs to HMRC for the “dilatory and obstructive manner” in which it approached its challenge to a VAT demand.

The government has told the Solicitors Regulation Authority and Financial Conduct Authority of the need for “tougher, more consistent regulation of conditional fee agreements”.

A national practice best known for its credit hire work has become the latest addition to the ranks of law firms owned by private equity.

The Lawyers in Local Government group is to seek “legislative clarification and reform” in response to the Mazur ruling, instead of intervening in the Court of Appeal

The Access to Justice Foundation has today announced a groundbreaking £3.9m grants programme mainly funded by unclaimed damages from a collective action.

The High Court has imposed a civil restraint order on a litigant in person who made “numerous meritless applications” as part of a claim against his former solicitors.

A London law firm has been granted an injunction for the return of thousands of confidential and privileged documents that it disclosed by mistake to the opposing side in litigation.

A so-called solicitor’s agent did not meet the Legal Services Act 2007 requirements for rights of audience, a district judge has ruled.

The continued push for fixed costs has resulted in more deductions from clients’ damages and raises questions about whether justice is being achieved.