All Dispute Resolution articles – Page 7
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FeatureHow to get your retainer right
Kerry Underwood provides an update on getting your client retainer right, including how to avoid challenges under the Solicitors Act 1974, notice of the right to cancel, and explaining the funding agreement.
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FeatureMy legal life: Daniel Sokol
Daniel Sokol from 12 King’s Bench Walk talks about the trends he sees emerging as a clinical negligence barrister, and why Horace Rumpole is his legal role model.
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FeatureClear to see: price transparency
On 6 December 2018, new transparency rules come into force requiring law firms to publish certain price, service and regulatory information. Sarah Brodie outlines the details.
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FeatureSuccess story: Excellent work
In October 2018, Alex Hatchman was the first person to win the Law Society’s Excellence in Practice Management Award. We asked her about the changes she’s introduced and challenges she faced.
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FeatureThe Rule of Law and I, Solicitor
Simon Davis, next President of the Law Society, considers the role of solicitors in upholding the rule of law.
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NewsRelief from sanctions
Civil Litigation Section committee member Peter Causton offers advice and top tips on applying the relief from sanctions test.
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FeatureMy legal life: Andrea Coomber
In our third Q&A feature, we ask Andrea Coomber, director of JUSTICE about her career and life in the law.
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FeatureConditional fee agreements: what aren’t you telling them?
In the final instalment of our series on how to avoid professional negligence claims, PJ Kirby considers new business models and the need for informed consent, looking at the case of Herbert v HH Law Ltd [2018] EWHC 580 (QB).
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FeatureSuccess story: Battling for local justice
Edward Cooke explains what it was like to take on the government and Whitehall juggernaut in a bid to save local court provision in Chichester.
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NewsSRA releases new guidance on price transparency
Law firms will have to publish details of their employees’ experience and the time work is likely to take – as well as their prices – when new transparency rules come into force in December.
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FeatureRecap from our autumn conference
Handouts from our recent autumn conference on risk and litigation are now available.
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FeatureQueasy money? Curing travel sickness claims
An epidemic of holiday sickness claims has plagued the travel industry over the past couple of years. Stephen Mason examines the impact of new regulations.
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FeatureLegal professional privilege revisited – but not for the last time
In the landmark case of Serious Fraud Office (SFO) v Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC), the Court of Appeal has overturned a controversial High Court decision restricting the application of litigation privilege. Elisabeth Ross considers what this means for practitioners.
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NewsLitigants in person
James Perry, Alison Kirby and Alastair Shaw, members of the Civil Litigation Section committee, discuss recent developments in the case of Barton v Wright Hassall.
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NewsWhat to expect from our autumn conference
Civil Litigation Section committee member Alison Kirby outlines what you can expect from the Section autumn conference on 27 September, which is free of charge for Section members.
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FeatureCosts and professional negligence: more claims coming?
In the second section of our three-part series on how to avoid professional negligence claims, PJ Kirby KC stresses the importance of getting your costs budgeting right.
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FeatureBehaving badly – clarity at last on misconduct definitions?
Dishonesty, want of integrity, professional misconduct and negligence: these concepts form a vexed spectrum of negative conduct characteristics from solicitors and other professionals. Elisabeth Ross looks at recent developments to help disentangle these terms.
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FeatureInsolvency: practice direction makes perfect
On 4 July 2018, a new Practice Direction – Insolvency Proceedings (PDIP) came into force, replacing the most recent practice direction, which itself only came into force on 25 April 2018. Kerry Underwood summarises the new requirements.
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FeatureMediation – where do we go now?
Mediation continues to face challenges in its journey from an alternative to mainstream form of dispute resolution, not least being overshadowed by Brexit. Peter Causton rounds up the latest developments.
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FeatureMy legal life: Gordon Exall
In the second instalment of our new Q&A feature, Gordon Exall, barrister and author of the Civil Litigation Brief blog, shares his experiences and advice for civil litigation practitioners.