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26 Mar 2014

The case for structured settlements

Pressure from insurance companies for lump sums should be resisted, Richard Fraser argues

20 Mar 2014

Loud and clear: are litigators getting the message a year after Jackson?

Judges saying they will implement the new civil litigation rules robustly doesn't equip litigators with readily usable guidance, says Eleanor Kilner as she assesses the position post-Mitchell

19 Mar 2014

Time to revisit the Jackson exemptions

Exemptions from costs budgeting rules based not on the nature of the claim but on its value are a sensible compromise, says Sue Nash

25 Feb 2014

Mental incapacity does not terminate retainer

The High Court ruling should be welcome but will still require solicitors to consider their authority, says Greg Cox

30 Jan 2014

Mesothelioma lawyers 'not required to charge success fee'

No 'specific justification' to keep exemption from LASPO, Vara says

29 Jan 2014

Success fees and proportionality - what happens now?

Transitional provisions have created a curious riddle for litigators, as Simon Gibbs explains

15 Jan 2014

Claimant lawyers condemn 'deal with insurers' over Mesothelioma Bill

'Something to fill the gap, but it could have been a lot better'

14 Jan 2014

'Don't ditch the label – there's nothing to put in its place'

Solicitors have no illusions about 'no win, no fee', but at least the public understands it