Litigation/Dispute Resolution

A pre-action protocol run through an online portal would be a better way to resolve lower-value costs disputes than handing them to the Legal Ombudsman, specialists have argued.

A judge has allowed hundreds of rugby head injury claims to go ahead despite not complying with unless orders, after taking “comfort” from the players changing solicitors.

The High Court has lifted a suspension preventing HMCTS from signing a new cybersecurity contract, triggered by a procurement challenge.

It is likely that “humans will come to accept, on economic grounds, machine-enabled resolution of small disputes”, the Master of the Rolls has predicted.

A judge has heavily criticised the “aggressive” approach of a defendant and its lawyers, saying the case was “like going back in time to when I first started in practice in the 1980s”.

A think tank has called for “urgent regulation” to improve transparency in the litigation funding market and identify the ultimate sources of money.

A legal consultant to a barristers’ chambers referred by a High Court judge to the Attorney General for possible contempt of court proceedings has filed an appeal.

A businessman can continue with a £20m counterclaim for negligence against a City law firm suing for fees of £194,000, the High Court has ruled.

A charity set up to help support litigants in person and improve legal education has been awarded a grant from the National Lottery Community Fund.

The bitter dispute between Walter Merricks and his litigation funder over his £200m settlement of the Mastercard collective action has finally reached a conclusion.

One of SSB Law’s litigation funders has launched a £19.5m claim against an ATE insurer it says did not provide the expected cover for cavity wall insulation claims.

A solicitor struck off for failing hundreds of women in vaginal mesh claims has been told to return £92,000 in interim costs payments and pay indemnity costs.

The Court of Appeal has overturned a judgment which opened the door to “well-resourced parties corresponding their way” out of the small claims track – and would have blown it “to bits”.

The High Court has strongly criticised the solicitor to Amy Winehouse’s father for the “aggressive and unpleasant way” they pursued an unsuccessful claim on his behalf.

The solicitor co-founder of an automated platform which uses AI to help customers through the small claims process is planning to expand its reach after a strong start.