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Are rigid fixed fees the future post-Jackson? One Yorkshire law firm thinks so
Friday, 1 April 2011A Yorkshire firm of solicitors has launched a menu pricing litigation product under which it will shoulder the risk of costs overruns, giving clients budgeting certainty as an alternative to conditional fee agreements. The move is an early example of litigation specialists positioning themselves for a post-Jackson, post-recoverability of costs landscape.
Tags: Jackson report
Posted in Market monitor, News
Costs reform? ABSs are the big picture here
Wednesday, 30 March 2011In truth there were no great surprises in the litigation costs announcements yesterday. The claimant lobbying effort has been significant but apparently to no avail and as generally expected Lord Justice Jackson will see his recommendations implemented.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures, claims management companies, Jackson report, personal injury
Posted in Blog
Litigation reforms mean less work but better cash flow for lawyers, government predicts
Wednesday, 30 March 2011Law firms face a reduction in work as a result of the latest reforms to civil litigation, government documents have predicted. Impact assessments accompanying yesterday’s consultation on reform of the county courts say they will lead to “reduced levels of legal services business”.
Tags: Jackson report, personal injury
Posted in News
Govt to implement Jackson and reform county court – but “solicitors will adapt”
Tuesday, 29 March 2011Lord Justice Jackson’s blueprint to reform the cost of civil litigation is to be implemented almost in full, Lord Chancellor Ken Clarke announced today, with the government predicting that law firms will adapt to retain their profitability, and that it may encourage new players into the market.
Tags: Jackson report, personal injury
Posted in News
The future for personal injury practice set to become clearer today
Tuesday, 29 March 2011Personal injury lawyers will today get a stronger vision of the future of their practices when the Ministry of Justice unveils the way forward on its reform of civil litigation costs. Lord Chancellor Ken Clarke will make a statement today outlining its response to the green paper consultation. Check back on Legal Futures after 3.30pm.
Tags: Jackson report, personal injury
Posted in News
Extending PI claims process by next April cannot be done, says portal chief
Monday, 28 March 2011Government plans to extend the electronic claims portal to cover all fast-track personal injury claims cannot be achieved by the deadline of next April, the man likely to be charged with doing it has told Legal Futures.
Tags: Jackson report, personal injury
Posted in News
Exclusive: Ambitious plan to pull together major anti-Jackson coalition fails
Wednesday, 23 March 2011An ambitious bid to build a coalition of claimant personal injury interests to offer the government a compromise on the Jackson report has failed, Legal Futures can reveal. Those involved included the Law Society, APIL and TUC.
Tags: Jackson report, personal injury
Posted in News
Strong public opposition to Jackson reforms, poll reveals
Monday, 7 March 2011There is widespread public opposition to the government’s civil funding reforms, according to a survey seen exclusively by Legal Futures. The survey of more than 2,000 people by pollster Populus found that four in five (82%) people think that the current ‘no win, no fee’ system is fair.
Tags: Jackson report, personal injury
Posted in News
Jackson remains tight-lipped
Friday, 25 February 2011Lord Justice Jackson said last week that he was “not prepared to comment” when challenged about his commitment to his proposals for civil litigation costs if a financial review questioned their wisdom.
Tags: Jackson report, personal injury
Posted in Uncategorized
Ombudsman highlights risk of rising complaints following Jackson reforms
Tuesday, 22 February 2011Implementation of the Jackson reforms could have an impact on the number of complaints against solicitors, the Legal Ombudsman has told the government. It said ending recoverability could cause consumers “to take more of an interest in their lawyers’ fees”.
Tags: Jackson report, Legal Ombudsman, personal injury
Posted in Legal Ombudsman, News, Solicitors
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Five key issues to consider when adopting an AI-based legal tech
As generative AI starts to play a bigger role in our working lives, there are some key issues that your law firm needs to consider when adopting an AI-based legal tech.
Bulk litigation – not always working in consumers interests
For consumers to get the benefit, bulk litigation needs to be done well, and we are increasingly concerned that there are significant problems in some areas of this market.
ABSs, cost and audits – fixing regulation after Axiom Ince
A feature of law firm collapses and frauds has sometimes been the over-concentration of power in outdated and overburdened systems of control.
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