I see that Dr Mark Friston & Professor Dominic Regan are giving a seminar on the future of the legal marketplace and the impact of Gibbon on Part 36 settlements at the end of the month for those up North (see link).
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The Ministry of Justice’s consultation paper on implementing Lord Justice Jackson’s proposals has now been published. This contains some interesting suggestions for minor amendments to Jackson’s recommendations but the main thrust of the consultation is that recoverability of success fees and ATE premiums will end combined with the introduction of qualified one-way costs shifting and
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There has been a long-running debate on the Law Society’s LinkedIn Group on the question of “what do Solicitors Practices really have to tweet about”. I have to admit that I have never really understood the whole Twitter concept, especially for a law firm (and this would include law costs draftsmen). There are a number
Dominic Regan’s Blog tips Mark Friston as one of a handful of spectacular prospects at the junior bar who will soon become silks. Dr Friston is also about to be elevated to Costs Lawyer status. I wonder which prospect excites him most.
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I recently received an email from a costs draftsman that had the following words at the bottom: Sent from my iPhone As you can imagine, I was suitably impressed. My mobile phone is only one step up from a tin can and one end of a long piece of string. Only with worse reception. However,
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What does the Young Report mean for the legal profession, the insurance industry and the legal costs world? Lord Young recommends the implementation of Lord Justice Jackson’s Costs Report: “It is my firm belief that the government should adopt Lord Justice Jackson’s proposals as soon as possible” The Government has approved the Young Report with
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How I hate Halloween. Whenever I go to a Halloween fancy dress party I invariably end up wearing something that turns about to be totally inappropriate. For three consecutive years I dressed as an historical figure from different countries. Italy, Spain and Germany respectively. You have no idea what divisive characters Mussolini, Franco and Hitler
What ever happened to Colin Poole, chief executive of Claims Direct? We know what happened to Mark Langford, the former boss of the Accident Group (TAG). Although, The Times comment that he “lived life in the fast lane” (see link) did appear a bit tasteless under the circumstances. There must still be one or two
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Lord Young’s report, Common Sense, Common Safety, was published on Friday. The headlines, so far as legal costs are concerned, can be summarised as follows: Lord Young believes Lord Justice Jackson’s proposals should be adopted as soon as possible. The Government has fully supported Lord Young’s report. Lord Young wants to extend the new RTA
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The issue of the correct VAT rate to apply to claims for legal costs appears to be continuing to cause law costs draftsmen and the courts all kinds of difficulties. With VAT about to increase to 20% it is time for defendants to put an end to this nonsense. Gibbs Wyatt Stone has therefore put
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