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Trafigura costs bill to proceed to detailed assessment

Biggest ever conditional fee agreement bill cut by 40 per cent

Competitive tendering set for 'later this year'

he government will reveal its competitive tendering plans for criminal legal aid work later this year, justice secretary Ken Clarke (pictured) has said. There had been speculation that the move would be delayed.

LSC chairman calls for independent appeal tribunal

Sir Bill Callaghan, chairman of the LSC, has called for an independent tribunal to hear decisions over whether people should be granted legal aid.

Tribunal ruling fails to provide clarity over public benefit

Independent schools failing to provide some benefits for their potential beneficiaries other than their current or prospective fee-paying students would be falling foul of the law, an appeal tribunal ruled this afternoon as it rejected most of a claim challenging the interpretation of the concept of 'public benefit' as set out by the Charity Commission.

Supreme Court overturns immigration age limit

The Supreme Court has this morning overturned an immigration rule banning the entry of foreign spouses from non-EU countries who are under the age of 21.

Court of Appeal upholds decision to cut Leigh Day's Trafigura costs bill

The Court of Appeal has upheld a decision by senior costs judge Master Hurst to reduce Leigh Day's £105m bill in the case against Trafigura by more than 40 per cent.

Jackson LJ questions MoJ's alternative funding scheme

A scheme, backed by the Ministry of Justice, to raise money for legal aid by deducting 25 per cent from the damages of successful publicly funded claimants has been questioned by Lord Justice Jackson.

Costs management roll out will lead to cost increases

Litigators have expressed growing concerns that the national costs management pilot being rolled out this month will increase costs in direct contradiction to their intended purpose.