Litigation/Dispute Resolution

A former credit control manager at a major London chambers has admitted to stealing £2.75m from the set over the past five years, it emerged in the High Court yesterday.

The High Court has criticised a solicitor’s “disorganised and unhelpful” conduct of a claim in refusing to set aside an order that his client’s costs budget be limited to the court fees.

The next steps to implement the Civil Justice Council’s 2023 costs review are underway, although it is not yet certain how far the guideline hourly rates will be extended to counsel.

A claims management company has worked with Salford University to launch an app, backed by artificial intelligence, that identifies housing disrepair.

The former law lord who presided over the arbitration whose $11bn award was later found to have been obtained by fraud has said there was nothing the panel could have done differently.

Another party has fallen victim to the rules on witness statements, but the High Court has declined to order their solicitor to explain how the failure to comply came about.

A mere 135 cases had been allocated to the intermediate track by the end of June, while delays for the other tracks remain close to all-time highs, according to new figures.

Listed insolvency litigation funder Manolete said it was enjoying “the most attractive trading conditions” since the business was formed in 2009 as it announced strong financial results.

The High Court has struck out a prospective representative action on behalf of people who have suffered flight delays because it was more about the funder making money than consumer rights.

The High Court did not “receive” a claim form that was not properly e-filed by a litigant in person wanting to sue her former solicitors, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

The government’s refusal to address the risks of corruption infecting arbitration is “a missed opportunity” that risks the UK’s reputation, a campaign group has argued.

The High Court has refused to order that a leading City law firm hand over all the information and documents it holds in relation to a client’s sister company.

Solicitors in a dispute over service did not have to explain to their opposite numbers why they believed they were not out of time, the High Court has ruled.

A City law firm will be able to fully defend itself from serious allegations after a judge held that its former clients cannot claim legal professional privilege because of the iniquity exemption.

A law firm has won its claim over unpaid fees, even though the judge found that the client-care letters presented to the court were “retrospectively created” to support its case.