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Utilising Ainsworth v Stewarts Law for 100% Bill Recovery
Utilising Ainsworth v Stewarts Law for 100% Bill Recovery Striking out Points of Dispute for being non-compliant Ainsworth v Stewarts Law LLP [2020] EWCA Civ 178 The Court of Appeal upheld an important decision in Ainsworth v Stewarts Law, providing important...
Tax Tribunal Costs – £1.8 Million Tax Dispute with Rupert Grint
Tax Tribunal Costs - £1.8 Million Tax Dispute with Rupert Grint Tax Tribunal Costs and Proceedings When tax tribunals proceed in the upper tribunal, tax tribunal costs generally follow the event and the unsuccessful party will normally pay the costs of the...
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...