Professor Rachael Mulheron and Nicholas Bacon QC have proposed substantial changes to the Damages-Based Agreements (DBA) Regulations 2013, after carrying out an independent review.
The proposed regulations have been re-drafted to remove some of the ambiguity associated with the existing legislation.
The Law Society responded to the review in December 2019.
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Maura McIntosh explains the proposals to amend the rules relating to damages-based agreements (DBAs), looking at the key issues with the 2013 regulations and how changes might encourage more practitioners to use DBAs.
Claimant representatives can register to use the new online claims portal service from 22 January 2020.
From 20 January 2020, legally represented parties must use the government’s e-filing service to start and/or continue Senior Courts Costs Office matters.
The Law Society has released a report on the benefits of England and Wales as a global centre for legal services.
On 5 November 2019, the Committee of Public Accounts published its final report into the government’s progress on transforming courts and tribunals.
A group of MPs that has been investigating the government’s £1bn courts reform programme since the start of 2019 has demanded an immediate moratorium on court closures.
