Strategy & Procedure
Looking ahead
An update on forthcoming cases, consultations, legislation and key developments to look out for.
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Part 36 consequences for beating offer by small margin in costs assessment
In JLE v Warrington & Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, on appeal, the court has determined that a Master in the Senior Courts Costs Office was wrong to not allow a claimant the 10%…
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In a month dominated by Discount Rate news, monthly Portal data trends remain remarkably stable
The Claims Portal data for June 2019 has now been released with the strapline being, 'steady as she goes'. RTA new claims continue to drop off very slightly with consistent casualty numbers also.
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Costs: Court of Appeal guidance on "new" proportionality test & recovery of ATE premiums
Practitioners have been waiting for Court of Appeal guidance on the "new" test of proportionality in the assessment of costs since it was introduced in April 2013 under LASPO. There was much…
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Discount Rate: Lord Chancellor sets rate at minus 0.25%
The Lord Chancellor has today announced the outcome of the first discount rate review under the new methodology provided for in the Civil Liability Act 2018.
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Looking ahead
An update on forthcoming cases, consultations, legislation and key developments to look out for.
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Monthly Portal and Quarterly Civil Justice court statistics are released showing interesting trends ahead of the planned reforms in 2020
The release of the Claims Portal data for May and the Government's Civil Justice Statistics on claims issued in the County Court for Q1 2019 allow a further review of current trends in the personal…
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The future of disease claims – where is the legacy market heading?
After a turbulent few years in the disease claims market, characterised by the well documented surge in the volume and costs of NIHL claims followed by slow progress towards reform, proposals for FRC…
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Approaching Civil Liability Act reforms trigger new trends of decreasing claims volumes alongside change of claimant priorities from quantum to costs
The release of the Claims Portal data for April allows a further review of current trends with the Civil Liability Act and associated Small Claims Track reforms now being expected to be 12 months…
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Looking ahead
An update on forthcoming cases, consultations, legislation and key developments to look out for.
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