Tue Jan 19 2010
Jackson LJ backs contingency fees and costs shifting in favour of claimants
Lord Justice Jackson has backed the introduction of contingency fees in England and Wales, while severely limiting the usefulness of conditional fees.Expert witness
Jackson LJ backs contingency fees and costs shifting in favour of claimants
Mon Jan 18 2010
Jackson LJ's call for referral fee ban "misjudged"
One of the UK's leading referral networks has said the proposal in the Jackson review to ban referral fees was "misjduged".Thu Jan 14 2010
Jackson report: out with CFAs, in with contingency fees
Lord Justice Jackson's eagerly anticipated report proposes radical changes to civil litigation costs rules, including the limiting of conditional fee agreements and the introduction of contingency fees.Tue Jan 12 2010
Strasbourg rules stop and search powers unlawful
Two protestors stopped and searched by police while on their way to an arms fair have won their case that their privacy rights have been breached.Tue Dec 22 2009
Tweeting for lawyers – part two
So, you know what Twitter is and what it can do for businesses, and have decided that it is right for your firm. But what's next? In the second of her two-part article, Helene Russell gives tips for successful tweetingTue Nov 17 2009
Bring your own
New rules on expert witnesses encourage the use of just one witness but it may remain in the client's best interests to call in a separate expert, argues Catherine Carter ShawTue Oct 27 2009
Update: construction
Anna Stillman discusses the latest amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules in relation to expert evidence, set-off between two adjudicators' decisions, the first corporate manslaughter prosecution and refusal to enforce an adjudicator's decision Tue Oct 27 2009
No more hired guns
Most of the latest changes to the Civil Procedure Rules describe practices that those who use experts should already carry out, but practitioners will find it helpful that these are now supported by the courts, says Georgina Squire