Litigation/Dispute Resolution

A male High Court judge who expressed his love for a young female member of staff has received a reprimand for serious misconduct.

The Association of Costs Lawyers has backed the creation of a new membership category for non-costs lawyers, with launched a further consultation on describing them as ‘costs paralegals’.

The leaders of large UK companies care much more about protecting brands and reputations when deciding their legal strategies than success in court or a settlement.

Two solicitors and their brother have been granted an interim injunction by the High Court after a neighbour made “defamatory allegations” to one of their employers.

The CAT has made an overseas funder’s compliance with key parts of the Association of Litigation Funders’ code of conduct a condition of granting a collective proceedings order.

A former Court of Appeal judge’s failure to disclose her links with top City firm Freshfields has led to a decision she helped make in an international arbitration being set aside.

The High Court has refused a time extension to claimants to serve a professional negligence claim on a law firm over the restructuring of a trust.

The Court of Appeal has held that none of the 79 invoices worth nearly £13m received by a billionaire over six years were statutory bills, meaning they remain open for challenge.

Peers from all sides of the House of Lords have backed the Arbitration Bill to pass into law quickly during the first debate since it recommenced its journey through Parliament.

Solicitors representing clients with claims for mis-sold car finance have expressed frustration at the Financial Conduct Authority’s delay in completing its work on the issue.

The High Court has refused relief from sanctions for a solicitor who claimed a profit share of £96,000 from a mortgage broker to whom he had referred a client.

The High Court has overturned a master’s decision to strike out a claim against a London law firm because of a release clause in a previous settlement involving its clients.

The government yesterday said it recognised “an urgent need for legislation” to prevent SLAPPs but would not at this stage commit to a standalone bill.

A circuit judge has made four non-party costs orders against the credit hire arm of AIM-listed Anexo Group, whose customers have to use its law firm, Bond Turner, to recover its costs from insurers.

The legal profession’s reaction to the King’s Speech yesterday focused as much on what is not in the government’s legislative priorities as what is.