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High Court warns over ‘unreasonable opposition’ to extensions of time

13 June 2013

Compliance with some court orders 'cannot sensibly be regarded as written in stone' Courts must scrutinise post-...

Accident victim’s negligence action against solicitor not time-barred

11 June 2013

Claim proceeded at 'extremely leisurely pace' and wrong defendant named An accident victim was not out of time to sue...

Costs lawyers warm to Jackson reforms

10 June 2013

Most think their businesses will grow, along with disputes between solicitors and clients The number of costs lawyers...

Features

7 June 2013 End of the line: has Jackson wiped out ATE insurance? Has Jackson wiped out after-the-event insurance? Alexandra Anderson doesn't think so, while Rob Williams and James Blick believe clients will...	7 June 2013 Civil conduct \| Committal for contempt Gavin Foggo and Molly Ahmed examine  the use of committal proceedings for contempt  and their return to the spotlight	31 May 2013 View from the bench \| Can the courts avoid the Jackson paper flood? Litigants in the new Jackson environment will need to be more efficient and work more closely with  the courts if we are to avoid being clogged up  ...
23 May 2013 The new provisional assessment scheme isn't providing justice The new provisional assessment scheme for claims for costs of £75,000 or less abandons even  the pretence that justice is being done,  says...	17 May 2013 Regulatory watch \| New cost concerns We all know our clients' rights, but do we know our own? Susanna Heley asks what can be done about the growing regulatory issues arising out of...	10 May 2013 Civil conduct \| Doing a disservice to Part 36? A recent decision shows the importance of strict compliance with service formalities when it comes to accepting or withdrawing Part 36 offers, says...

Protecting diligent lawyers

14 June 2013

Following a rise in the number of  lender claims against law firms, the  tide now seems to be turning in favour of solicitors, says Philip Murrin

Interview | Adrian Christmas: ‘Genuine Clementi model’

7 June 2013

Solicitor Adrian Christmas is selling the practice he has grown into a top-32 legal business to BGL, the company behind CompareTheMarket. With no firm plans at this stage to be other than a one-day-a-week non-executive chairman, he talks to Solicitors Journal about where he sees the Minster Law brand - and the market - go.

The impossible rise of damages-based agreements

31 May 2013

Expectations that costs budgeting will encourage damages-based agreements are unrealistic, says Kerry Underwood

Organising examination out of the jurisdiction

31 May 2013

Litigation involving witnesses outside the jurisdiction is no longer an occurrence limited to large global disputes,  says Michael McNally

The limited effect of costs sanctions on litigants in person

10 May 2013

Judges powers to impose costs sanctions on litigants in person abusing the court process may have little effect in practice, say Francesca Kaye and Mary Hodgson

The new costs landscape

3 May 2013

A portfolio approach to DBA funding has advantages over the case-by-case model, says Matt Reach

7 June 2013 End of the line: has Jackson wiped out ATE insurance? Has Jackson wiped out after-the-event insurance? Alexandra Anderson doesn't think so, while Rob Williams and James Blick believe clients will...	7 June 2013 Civil conduct \| Committal for contempt Gavin Foggo and Molly Ahmed examine  the use of committal proceedings for contempt  and their return to the spotlight	31 May 2013 View from the bench \| Can the courts avoid the Jackson paper flood? Litigants in the new Jackson environment will need to be more efficient and work more closely with  the courts if we are to avoid being clogged up  ...
23 May 2013 The new provisional assessment scheme isn't providing justice The new provisional assessment scheme for claims for costs of £75,000 or less abandons even  the pretence that justice is being done,  says...	17 May 2013 Regulatory watch \| New cost concerns We all know our clients' rights, but do we know our own? Susanna Heley asks what can be done about the growing regulatory issues arising out of...	10 May 2013 Civil conduct \| Doing a disservice to Part 36? A recent decision shows the importance of strict compliance with service formalities when it comes to accepting or withdrawing Part 36 offers, says...