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Surviving Costs Management
Posted: in Civil Litigation Team, General, Negotiations and Advocacy, Training by Michelle Barron.
Like it or not, costs management is coming to a Court near you on 1st April 2013. Pilot schemes are already running in defamation proceedings and in the Birmingham TCC and Mercantile Court.
CPR amendments
Posted: in Civil Litigation Team, General, Negotiations and Advocacy by Michelle Barron.
The 60th Update to the Civil Procedure Rules is now available.
Judicial review launched by MASS & APIL
Posted: in Civil Litigation Team, General, Negotiations and Advocacy, Specialist High Value & Commercial Team by Michelle Barron.
MASS & APIL have issued a judicial review of the government’s proposal to cut the basic RTA portal fee from £1,200 to £500.
Freedom to instruct lawyer of choice
Posted: in Civil Litigation Team, General, Negotiations and Advocacy by Michelle Barron.
This is a Court of Appeal decision relating to freedom to instruct one’s own lawyer under the terms of a legal expense insurance policy.
Click here to see full case report:
Brown- Quinn & Anor v Equity Syndicate Management Ltd & Anor [2012] EWCA Civ 1633 (12 December 2012)
Ministry of Justice invites comments on proposals
Posted: in Civil Litigation Team, General, Negotiations and Advocacy by Michelle Barron.
The Civil Procedure Rule Committee is currently consulting on the draft protocols which will implement changes to the fixed recoverable costs scheme. The Ministry of Justice have invited comments from stakeholders on the proposed levels of fixed recoverable costs that will apply.