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The move towards more fixed claimant costs is gathering speed
If the signs are being read accurately, two and a half years after most of Lord Justice Jackson’s recommendations were introduced through LASPO, we may now be moving towards the introduction of an…
Read moreClaimant lawyer business model using CFAs with success fees taken out of damages under threat
A new threat has emerged to the way in which most claimants’ solicitors charge their clients in cases brought against insurers. It will be interesting to see what changes happen in claimant lawyer…
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Success fee reduced from 100% to 30% in DWF catastrophic injury claim
The High Court has recently had to assess the appropriate success fee in a DWF catastrophic injury case where liability was admitted but there were complex arguments on causation. Sarah Mir who was…
Read moreShould insurers still pay success fees and ATE premiums after Coventry v Lawrence?
Is the unexpected judgment of the Supreme Court in Coventry v Lawrence (No 2) from 23rd July, saying that the pre-LASPO regime involving recovery of success fees and ATE premiums from defendants may…
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