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Competition Appeal Tribunal Microsoft: High Costs Expected
Competition Appeal Tribunal Microsoft: High Costs Expected Competition Appeal Tribunal - Microsoft Class Action Brought Thousands of UK businesses could be entitled to compensation if a legal claim against tech giant Microsoft proves successful. Regulation expert Dr...
Law Firm Profitability: Specialist PI Firm Returns to Profit by Shifting Focus
Law Firm Profitability: Specialist PI Firm Returns to Profit by Shifting Focus One of the largest specialist personal injury firms has announced a return to profitability as its three-year turnaround plan delivers results. Minster Law, headquartered in Yorkshire,...
Solicitors Cleared over Volume Litigation Misconduct
Solicitors Cleared over Volume Litigation Misconduct A recent decision by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) to clear two solicitors of litigation misconduct highlights important lessons about legal costs, litigation conduct, and the accountability of...
Hibbert v Hall: Conspiracist to pay 90% of legal costs
Hibbert v Hall: Conspiracist to Pay 90% of Legal Costs Hibbert v Hall A conspiracy theorist and former TV producer, Richard Hall, has been ordered to pay £45,000 in damages to claimant Martin Hibbert and his daughter, Eve. Martin Hibbert and his daughter sued Richard...
Ofcom v Steyn Costs: Presenter to Pay £50K Legal Costs
Ofcom v Steyn Costs: Presenter to Pay £50K Legal Costs Mark Steyn, a former GB News presenter, has been ordered by the High Court to pay an initial £50,000 towards Ofcom’s legal costs following a failed legal challenge against the UK’s broadcasting regulator. The...
Law Firm Cash Flow Problems Lead to £14m Loss for Firm
Law Firm Cash Flow Problems Lead to £14m Loss for Firm A recent report on the national law firm Simpson Millar has highlighted the critical importance of law firms maintaining healthy financial processes, particularly in relation to legal costs management and...