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RETIRING EARLY
Droning On dropped in at The Bus Pass Arms and caught up with Reg Geranium, 49, early retired assistant manager of the Electricity Pylons Aesthetics Council. Reg described a typical day: “I get up...
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GAGA LAW
GAGA LAW – slogan – The More They Dribble The Less They Quibble – has spotted a gap in the legal market and is seeking to exploit this by becoming an ABS. The gap is for those lacking capacity or...
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DISCRIMINATION CASES: QOCS, CLAUSE 56 AND FUNDAMENTAL DISHONESTY
kerryunderwood:For those of you who missed this over the festive period… Originally posted on Kerry Underwood: DISCRIMINATION CASES: QOCS, CLAUSE 56 AND FUNDAMENTAL DISHONESTY Clause 56 of the Criminal...
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Litigants in Person: Acting in Cases Involving Them and Advising Them
The courts are experiencing a very significant increase in the number of Litigants in Person following the sharp increase in legal fees to be paid by individuals as a result of the Jackson reforms,...
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WHIPLASH: ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT COSTS
kerryunderwood:WHIPLASH: ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT COSTS Originally posted on Kerry Underwood: The proposed reforms have now been finalized and agreed by the Civil Procedure Rules Committee and the...
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COVENTRY: IS RECOVERABILITY ILLEGAL?
RECOVERABILITY MAY BE ILLEGAL RULES SUPREME COURT In a stunning decision the Supreme Court has declined to order payment of a recoverable success fee and After the Event insurance premium against a...
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WASTED COSTS AND NON-PARTY COSTS ORDER
WASTED COSTS AND NON-PARTY COSTS ORDER General The power of the court to award Wasted Costs against a legal representative arises from the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990, Section 4(1), which...
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RAIN FORESTS
The name gives it away. It rains and it is a forest. Forests are hardly interesting, wet ones are even less attractive. I am at the end of a lengthy trip to Central America, which has lots of rain...
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SINGAPORE, TOTALITARIANISM AND THE ENGLISH JUDICIARY
Three former judges of England and Wales have been appointed to the Singapore International Commercial Court. They are former Court of Appeal Judge Lord Justice Rix, former High Court Judge and Jackson...
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INSTRUCT A LAWYER : A NEW IDEA!
Dick Chilblain reports! 10,000 firms have come up with the idea of people being able to ask them to advise on legal matters and agree a fee to do so! Being “lawyers” these people will advise on the...
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ELVIS: THE ABS
A Dick Chilblain Special ! As Elvismania grips Hertfordshire ahead of the King’s appearance at Bovingdon Cricket Club this Saturday Ace Reporter Dick Chilblain dropped in to Heartbreak Hotel, the HQ of...
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CLINICAL NEGLIGENCE – DEFENDANTS AT IT AGAIN (3)
CLINICAL NEGLIGENCE – DEFENDANTS AT IT AGAIN (3) There seems no depths to which those representing defendants in clinical negligence proceedings will not stoop – see my blogs NHS Litigation Authority:...
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PROPORTIONALITY: A MESS AT THE SAVOYE
In Savoye and Savoye Ltd v Spicers Ltd [2015] EWHC 33 (TCC) Mr Justice Akenhead, sitting in the Technology and Construction Court, reduced the successful party’s recoverable costs to £96,465.00 from...
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UPSIDE DOWN DENTISTS
UPSIDE DOWN DENTISTS Another Dick Chilblain exclusive! An innovative Alternative Tooth Structure plans to dominate the market and open 2953 shops in 34.7 days by having dentists work on conshoomers...
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GUIDELINE HOURLY RATES, PORTAL FEES AND FIXED RECOVERABLE COSTS: THE FIGURES
All figures throughout are NET of VAT. CURRENT GUIDELINE HOURLY RATES The Guideline Hourly Rates for 2014 remain the same as the Guideline Hourly Rates for 2010. These rates are as follows:- Grade...
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THE QUEEN’S SPEECH – MAY 2015
Dick Chilblain reports live from Westminster – May 2015 “My previous governments, comprising the Labour, Liberal and Conservative parties have been preparing for the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta....
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PERSONAL INJURY REVOLUTIONIZED: CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND COURTS ACT 2015
kerryunderwood:The Criminal Justice and Courts Act has now received Royal Assent. Originally posted on Kerry Underwood: CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND COURTS ACT 2015 The Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 has...
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COVENTRY, RECOVERABILITY AND THE SUPREME COURT: SOME THOUGHTS
kerryunderwood:The Supreme Court has finished hearing the appeal in Coventry v Lawrence and judgment is expected in July of this year. Originally posted on Kerry Underwood: RECOVERABILITY MAY BE...
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SNIVEL INJUSTICE COUNCIL
SNIVEL INJUSTICE COUNCIL Candidates required to make futile suggestions concerning the legal system: Job requirements: You must never have had a proper job. You must never have dealt with a client or...
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Litigants in Person: Acting in Cases Involving Them and Advising Them
kerryunderwood:Litigants in Person: Acting in Cases Involving Them and Advising Them Originally posted on Kerry Underwood: The courts are experiencing a very significant increase in the number of...
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