Costs Lawyers, Draftsmen & Consultants, call 01628 526236
Costs Lawyers, Draftsmen & Consultants, call 01628 526236
The war of words between the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and the legal profession over court fees escalated during the last week of February. Nine signatories, including the Law Society, Bar Council and Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, have now signed a pre-action protocol letter as a prelude to a possible judicial review of the MoJ’s plan. The letter claims six grounds for challenging the MoJ’s scheme - including that they would be tantamount to 'selling justice', contrary to the principles of Magna Carta. …read more
The Association of Costs Lawyers (ACL) has been granted leave to intervene in the case of Coventry v Lawrence. The case will consider whether the recoverability of additional liabilities (ie success fees and ATE insurance premiums) under the Access to Justice Act 1999 infringed Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights and/or Article 1 of the First Protocol to the Convention. …read more
The Law Society's Council has agreed to seek judicial review of the legal aid crime duty tender process. President Andrew Caplen said: …read more
Master of the Rolls' decision and Committee’s report on Guideline Hourly Rates …read more
Costs Lawyers have earned their long awaited right to litigate, says Sue Nash... …read more
Exaggerated symptoms see claimant lose QOCS protection in first ‘fundamental dishonesty’ decision …read more
The Supreme Court has updated its Practice Directions to reflect the Jackson reforms. …read more
Sue Nash appointed new Chairman by the Association of Costs Lawyers …read more
TMC offers new innovative financing option to its clients …read more
The Association of Costs Lawyers has appointed its first Chief Executive Officer. …read more
The Civil Justice Council's Costs Committee have launched their survey into guideline hourly rates. …read more
The New Law Journal in partnership with LSLA has published their Litigation Trends Survey into the effects of the Jackson Reforms seven months in. …read more
"Tom Winyard is very experienced and knowledgeable in this minefield of costing. He is a very effective communicator and handheld me every step of the way in my dealings with the most aggressive unethical opposing counsel. When the world caved in on me, it was Tom who step-by-step and patiently built the picture to protect his client. After hiring 4 law firms, waste of money and time and did not even achieve anything close to what Tom can offer. It would certainly be detrimental too to any suffering party not to hire Tom Winyard because I have certainly called almost 40 costs firms in London and had no joy with them. Thank you Tom, we will be forever indebted. We are grateful and we thank God for enabling us to find Tom to salvage the most painful event."Linda Chin - Singapore
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