Clinical Negligence solicitors unnecessarily missing out on payments on account
Clinical negligence solicitors are missing out on payments on account when the courts make costs orders, even though they are entitled to them in the…
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Court fee hike imminent
Court fee rises, which will result in a 5% levy on all claims valued between £10,000 and £200,000, are expected to be introduced from 9…
Parklane Plowden undergoes major restructure
Parklane Plowden has undergone a radical restructure which it says will help it to deliver a legal service that is more efficient and responsive to…
Slater and Gordon continues UK expansion
Slater and Gordon has said that it is planning to buy Welsh firms Leo Abse & Cohen and Walker Smith Way. The double acquisition will…
Court of Appeal rules out fixed fees for armed forces claims
A Court of Appeal ruling has stated that the fixed success fee regime does not apply to claims brought forward by members of the armed…
Morrish Solicitors secures six-figure payout for road accident victim
Morrish Solicitors has helped a client receive a six-figure sum in compensation following his involvement in a major traffic collision. The 32-year-old man from Leeds…
Met ordered to pay thousands after stalling serious brain injury case for 34 months
Express Solicitors has revealed that the Metropolitan Police Service has been ordered to pay several thousand pounds in legal fees by the High Court after…
Gavin Edmondson’s early settlement controversy with Haven Insurance to go to Court of Appeal
Gavin Edmondson Solicitors is taking its case against Haven Insurance for settling claims early with clients who had already signed conditional fee agreements to the…
Claims playing field has never been level, says MASS chair
The new chair of MASS, Susan Brown, has said that the claims playing field has never been level, and is now far too skewed in…
DWF announces round of redundancies in its claims division
DWF has revealed that it is planning to make 26 redundancies from its defendant claims division at its Liverpool office. The Law Society Gazette has…