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Success Fees and Noise Induced Hearing Loss – "Say that Again", said the After the Event insurer!

31st March, 2015

An important decision for all who provide After the Event Insurance has now been handed down by Mr Justice Phillips in conjoined cases, Dalton and Others –v- British Telecommunications plc [2015] EWHC 616 (QB) At stake was the preliminary issue as

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To QOCS or not to QOCS? An ATE insurance dilemma!

12th March, 2015

I imagine that all of us in the world of PI litigation and After The Event Insurance have been patiently waiting for the raft of satellite litigation to hit the already clogged up courts following the Jackson changes, but has

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Rise in Court Fees to Scupper Access to Justice?

3rd March, 2015

As they say, the Jury is out. The Government has announced that the huge hike in Court Fees, some by as much as 600%, is due to take affect on Monday 9th March. Cue massive rush to issue everything beforehand of

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Speed, efficiency…and peace of mind

6th February, 2015

A new conveyancing Portal is due to go live at the end of March 2015. Ahead of its launch, a poll of 2002 adults was conducted, gathering the thoughts of homebuyers in regards to the conveyancing process. The poll showed that

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Speed

29th January, 2015

Happy New Year! OK I am a month late but better late than never eh? Well that's fine I suppose for my New Year greetings but some things can't be late, like claim payments on ATE policies. How many times have you completed

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Costs Orders Post Jackson Reforms

21st November, 2014

You know that Qualified One Way Costs rule thingymajig? The one that says, don't worry claimant, you won't now have to pay costs if you lose? Well it's rubbish. We are now receiving costs orders all over the place on claims

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Antonio Caliendo and Barnaby Holdings LLC v Mishcon de Reya (2014)

28th October, 2014

We all remember the mad "pre-Jackson” rush in February and March 2013. Everyone was desperately trying to buy ATE insurance before 1 April 2013 to cover their older cases, and at the same time finalise CFAs on all their latest

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No ATE = Lower Solicitor Fees

15th October, 2014

I'm doing a bit of algebra today. It is now accepted practice that solicitors up and down the country are charging clients 25% or thereabouts of their damages as a success fee if they win their case. Since April 2013, it

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Labour hint at repeal of Jackson Reforms

25th September, 2014

In a speech by Andy Slaughter MP (who incidentally I went to Law School with!), Labour have indicated that they may look to change the CFA regulations if they win the election in May next year. The speech at the Labour Party Conference

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Mesothelioma Decision Reveals Government Collusion

21st August, 2014

Much has been made of the delay in the implementation of the Legal Aid, Punishment and Sentencing of Offenders (LASPO) Act extension to mesothelioma cases which was scheduled for July this year. Up until July, success fees and After the Event Insurance

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