Litigation/Dispute Resolution
Class action specialists secure biggest ever law firm financing deal
Pogust Goodhead has set its sights on becoming the biggest consumer class action law firm in the world after unveiling a landmark $553m (£453m) financing deal.
Court stops firm using fees generated by claims joint venture
The High Court has ordered a law firm not to use fees from a PPI claims joint venture now the subject of a dispute, despite it warning that this could put it out of business.
Experts hit out at 20-page limit on reports in intermediate track
Expert witnesses have made a last-minute call to scrap the rule in the new intermediate track for civil claims that limits their reports to 20 pages.
High Court judge: Counsel’s fees should be subject to guideline rates
It is “difficult to see the justification for treating counsel’s fees differently from solicitors’ fees” when it comes to applying guideline hourly rates, a High Court judge said yesterday.
Law firm negligence claim over law firm negligence claim struck out
The High Court has struck out a negligence claim against a law firm over its pursuit of a negligence claim against their clients’ previous lawyers.
Solicitor ordered to pay indemnity costs over bid to “besmirch” judge
A solicitor-advocate who made “aggressive” and “unfounded” allegations of misconduct in a bid to “besmirch” a judge has been ordered to pay her costs on the indemnity basis.
Law firms need “new mindset” to make the best of fixed costs
Law firms need a “new mindset” if they are to make money from the fixed recoverable costs regime coming into force next month, a leading costs lawyer has said.
Value of UK class actions up by a third to £106bn
The value of class actions in the UK rose by more than a third to over £106bn last year, while the number of people involved in them almost doubled to over 340m.
High Court judges “failing to send judgments for publication”
One in five judgments by the senior courts and tribunals of England and Wales are not being published, the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting in England and Wales has found.
Litigation funder pays libel damages to celebrity couple
The director of a litigation investment company has paid “substantial” libel damages to broadcaster Gabby Logan and her husband Kenny, a former Scottish rugby international.
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Mazur: a symptom not a cause?
If Mazur is a symptom, what does it mean for the underlying health of our civil justice system: the ‘finest legal system in the world’?
Cross-generation collaboration: the key to in-house legal tech adoption
In-house legal function leaders will increasingly have to evolve their thinking on how to manage multigenerational teams containing differing levels of technological expertise.
AI and law firm risk – the view of professional indemnity insurers
In considering law firm applications for cover, many insurers will expect to see evidence of how firms are adapting to AI and preparing for the future.
