Lawyers concerned by figures underpinning fixed costs reform
Lawyers have reacted with caution to government plans to implement Sir Rupert Jackson’s recommendations for fixed recoverable costs, especially given the evidence behind the figures.
Government to implement Jackson’s fixed costs blueprint
The Ministry of Justice today laid out its intention to implement Sir Rupert Jackson’s blueprint for fixed recoverable costs across the fast-track and in most money cases worth up to £100,000.
Both claimant and defendant lawyers unhappy with LASPO review
Both claimant and defendant solicitors expressed themselves dissatisfied with the Ministry of Justice’s conclusion that the part 2 LASPO reforms have largely achieved their goals.
MoJ: Part 2 LASPO reforms “have achieved their goal”
Part 2 of LASPO has “on balance” succeeded in the government’s aims of reducing the cost of litigation, the Ministry of Justice declared today – but DBA reform is on the agenda.
Capped costs pilot for cases worth up to £250k to launch next month
A pilot scheme introducing capped costs of £80,000 for cases worth up to £250,000 – as recommended by Sir Rupert Jackson last year – is set to be introduced next month.
Recovery of success fees in defamation cases to end
The government is to abolish the recoverability of success fees in defamation cases – but retain it for after-the-event insurance premiums, it announced yesterday.
Deal with proportionality at start of assessment, says costs judge
Proportionality should be addressed at the beginning of an assessment, and not the end, because it should inform the reasonableness of the costs, a costs judge has suggested.
Partial relief from sanction for claimant who submitted partial budget
A claimant who submitted a budget that did not include figures for trial preparation or trial has won relief from a decision that limited the entire budget to court fees only – but only for those parts of the budget that were completed.
