Litigation

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21 Jan 2021

Defamatory review of solicitors costs ex-client £25,000

11 Jan 2021

Guideline hourly rates: 'modest' increases proposed 

The CJC has published its long-awaited report on guideline hourly rates (GHR), setting out recommendations for a simplified scheme and 'modest” increases'

7 Jan 2021

The courts: Give lawyers a safe working environment, says Law Society

The Law Society has stressed that safety must be prioritised, after Lord Chief Justice Lord Burnett said the courts and tribunals must continue to function

7 Jan 2021

Can remote justice be delivered?

Is it truly possible to establish a digital justice system that's workable, fair to the parties and achieves justice? 

1 Jan 2021

2021: THE YEAR OF COMPULSORY ADR?

The perennial tolerance of delays in civil justice is giving way, as Tony Guise explains

9 Dec 2020

Housing and the Equality Act: 10 years on

Alternatives may be required of landlords before the court will accept evicting a disabled tenant is justified, as Sarah Steinhardt and Daniel Clarke explain

4 Dec 2020

Increase guideline hourly rate by 35 pc, says judge

Guideline hourly rates (GHR) should be increased by 35% to reflect inflation pending the outcome of a review, a High Court has said 

3 Dec 2020

Fee income boost for Browne Jacobson's advocacy arm

Ten years after being authorised to host barrister pupillages, Browne Jacobson's advocacy arm has announced an 18% growth income for 2019-2020