Features and Opinion – Page 3
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FeatureHave you adapted to the pricing challenge?
Ahead of her session at the Section autumn conference on 22 October 2015, Pauline Doohan explains why competitive pricing is key to thriving in a transformed legal market
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FeatureConsumer Rights Act: implications for funding and beyond
Schedule 8 to the Consumer Rights Act 2015 introduces a UK class action for the first time. While class actions will, for the time being, only be available in the competition sphere, Rosie Ioannou of Vannin Capital anticipates that the legislation may have a significant impact on the litigation landscape ...
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FeatureChanges to CPR this 1 October - the facts
The 81st update to the Civil Procedure Rules comes into force on 1 October 2015. Cait Sweeney explains what’s changed
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FeatureKerry Underwood: 'our legal system is now a tax-raising commercial venture'
‘For the first time in any society as far as I am aware, a state’s legal system has gone from being a core part of the central inalienable duties of the state to a tax-raising commercial venture.’
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FeatureHow the costs landscape has changed over the summer
Following on from his session at the spring conference, Colin Campbell provides an update on the latest key developments in the world of costs, including a new form bill of costs
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FeatureGood news for third party funders? CJC recommends major changes to DBAs
The Civil Justice Council has published its recommendations to make DBAs more popular. Rosie Ioannou from third party litigation funders Vannin Capital discusses the main points of interest from the working party report - what next for hybrid agreements?
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FeatureAt all costs: the risks in costs budgeting
Francis Kendal, council member of the Association of Costs Lawyers, offers some top tips for litigators considering undertaking their own costs budgeting work - and at their own risk
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FeatureWorking with Salford Business Centre: top tips
HM Courts & Tribunal Services has produced a list of top tips on how to work effectively with the County Court Money Claims Centre in Salford, and secure the best possible and fastest service
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FeatureCourt fees rise: the clinical negligence perspective
Steve Webber argues that the civil court fee rises will only hike up the upfront costs clinical negligence claimants have to pay, and drown the court services in fee remission forms
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FeatureFundamental dishonesty: the new buzzword for litigators?
Why fundamental dishonesty is now a key term for personal injury lawyers, and is likely to become so for other civil litigators
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FeatureMitigating the fee rise: a partner's perspective
Litigation partner Rachel Crookes provides her own take on how your firm can face the civil fees rise head on, and keep costs low, by engaging more fully with dispute resolution mechanisms
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FeatureThe price of justice: mitigating the impact of the new court fees
It remains to be seen whether higher fees will improve the courts service. What is evident, though, is that legal advisers acting for either a potential claimant or defendant need to be flexible in the way in which disputes are handled, both in respect of how they are resolved and ...
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FeatureDeep impact: court fee increases and small businesses
Commercial and civil litigator Keith Jones explains why, in the light of the court fee rises, he is now advising clients to wind-up their business rather than bringing a claim in the county court
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FeatureThird party funder hits back at court fee rises
John Kingston, head of investments at dispute resolution funder Vannin Capital, suggests what litigators can be doing now to mitigate the court fees hike
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FeatureKerry Underwood on surviving budgeting: post-issue
In the second part of his series on surviving the cost budgeting process, Kerry Underwood looks at post-issue proceedings
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FeatureKerry Underwood on surviving budgeting: pre-action
Kerry Underwood offers advice on managing the pre-action stage post-Mitchell and Denton , in the first of a two-part series on surviving the costs budgeting process
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FeaturePart of the action: the revised CPR 36
Maura McIntosh investigates the revised part 36 of the CPR, in force from 6 April
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FeatureRoundtable: Jackson reforms and your practice part 1
It’s clear that 18 months on from the inception of the Jackson reforms, litigators are continuing to grapple with their practical impact. The CJS executive committee, plus some Section members, share their experiences on how they are tackling the problems the reforms have thrown up and how their practices have ...
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FeatureRoundtable: Jackson reforms and your practice part 2
The second part of our Section roundtable event discussing the practical impact of the Jackson reforms, with a link to a podcast recording
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FeatureDBAs: Failure to launch
Rocco Pirozzolo on why firms will remain unlikely to use damages-based agreements unless the MOJ reviews the legislation
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