December
Articles matching "court fees"
Increased court fees - litigation volumes marginally lower while claimants’ risk increases from understating realistic value of claims in order to pay a lower fee
Insurers’ litigation rates were expected to be affected by the introduction of the substantially increased level of enhanced court fees to issue proceedings which came in last March. We now have 2…
Read moreHow insurers' position is affected by yesterday's news on Coventry v Lawrence and even higher court fees
Things can get busy in late July as both the parliamentary and legal terms come to an end before the summer. So it has been this week with developments from both the Supreme Court and from the…
Read moreThe importance of the Statement of Truth – a cautionary tale
Statements of Truth have been with us now for nearly 20 years and they play an essential role in litigation, featuring on all key documents that are signed by the parties to an action. Signing a…
Read moreLatest developments from the MoJ and elsewhere affecting future claims handling
Michael Gove has now been Minister for Justice for 6 weeks and earlier today he gave his first speech in his new role. It seems a good time now in the early days of the new government to look at both…
Read moreEffect on litigated claims volumes of changes on court fees and fundamental dishonesty
Increased levels of litigated claims in the short term should be expected as a result of recent developments in parliament, as claimants and their lawyers have been rushing to beat the incoming…
Read morePotential impact of intended dramatic increases in court issue fees
Late last Friday afternoon came the news from the MoJ that they were intending to substantially increase court fees for issuing proceedings. It may not quite be hyperinflation, but it’s not often that…
Read moreCivil justice, costs reforms and Jackson/LASPO update
Monthly round up of progress with the Jackson and associated civil justice reforms including updates on costs budgeting, court fees and Jackson in action.
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