Litigation Funding
No privilege for litigation funding documents
Documents created to enable a litigation funder to decide whether to fund a group action are not covered by litigation privilege, the High Court has ruled.
Consumer claims firm went bust owing litigation funders £200m
Consumer claims firm SSB Law went into administration earlier this month owing six litigation funders a total of £200m, it has emerged.
CA rejects privilege challenge to file access in lawyer negligence claim
The solicitors to claimants who acquired a cause of action to sue the insolvent defendant’s lawyers for professional negligence cannot be prevented from accessing privileged material.
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Why brilliant lawyers sometimes fail
A question that often strikes a chord with partners in law firms is this: why is it that individuals who excel in one role sometimes struggle when promoted into another?
What LeO’s data tells us about client service in personal injury
With court backlogs, insurer delays and increasingly complex cases, maintaining client care in personal injury work can be difficult, but the data suggests the industry is falling short.
Your landlord clients have prepared for the wrong law
Lawyers advising major landlords and build-to-rent operators have spent the better part of a year on the Renters’ Rights Act. A good deal of that advice has been aimed at the wrong risk.
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