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Court of Appeal upholds order for litigation funders to pay costs on the indemnity basis in high profile Excalibur litigation
Last Friday (18 November) the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal brought by various third parties who funded the claims in the high profile …
Claimant ordered to reveal funder's identity so defendant could apply for security for costs against funder
The High Court has ordered a claimant to reveal the identity of his litigation funder so that the defendant could apply for security for costs against …
High Court upholds arbitrator’s decision to award claimant the costs of third party funding
The High Court has held that a sole arbitrator did not exceed his powers in including the costs of third party funding within a costs award, and …
Civil Justice Council working group to review "hot-tubbing" of experts and other topics
A CJC working group has been set up to consider and review a series of discrete topics relating to civil litigation, which will ultimately feed into the …
Court of Appeal orders costs against director who controlled and funded the company's litigation
The Court of Appeal has upheld an order that a third party to proceedings, who was the sole director and shareholder of the defendant company, …
Jackson reforms will apply to insolvency litigation from April 2016
The government has today announced that the insolvency exception to the Jackson reforms will come to an end in April next year. This means …
Lord Justice Jackson urges extension of his reforms to insolvency proceedings
In a lecture delivered on 16 October, Lord Justice Jackson has argued the case in favour of bringing insolvency litigation into line with other …
Civil Justice Council recommendations for reform of Damages-Based Agreements (DBAs)
The Civil Justice Council has today issued its report and recommendations following its review of the regulations governing DBAs. The review was prompted …
Supreme Court rules recoverable success fees / ATE premiums do not breach Article 6 rights
In a judgment handed down this morning, 22 July, the Supreme Court held (by a majority of five to two) that a claimant’s right to recover a …
Claim assigned to SPV not struck out as champertous
The High Court has refused to strike out a claim as champertous where it had been assigned to an LLP in which the assignor had a one-third …
Jackson reforms will not be extended to insolvency proceedings from this April as planned
The government has today announced that it is scrapping its plans to end the insolvency exception to the Jackson reforms from April this year (as we …
Government rules out "hybrid" Damages-Based Agreements (DBAs)
The Ministry of Justice has asked the Civil Justice Council (CJC) to review the regulations governing DBAs to consider possible …
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