AN UNAPOLOGETIC REPEAT: WHY YOU NEED TO CHECK YOUR OWN CLIENT’S INSURANCE BEFORE GIVING UP ON A PERSONAL INJURY CASE
Every year or so I repeat one point about insurance. It has caused a stir every time I have written about it. As the numbers of people who read this blog increase, and because people can forget things. I am…

SEEKING AN EXTENSION OF TIME – WHEN YOU ARE 9 1/2 YEARS LATE: THE IMPORTANCE OF A SOLICITOR KEEPING A RECORD
Section 4 of the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 provides that a claim under the Act should normally be brought within six months of the date on which representation is taken out. An action brought at a…

THE COSTS OF COSTS BUDGETING CANNOT BE ASSESSED UNTIL THE END OF THE CASE – A QUICK REMINDER: THE PRACTICAL CONSEQUENCES
The early part of the year may be a good time to remind people that it is now not possible to put the 1% and 2% figures in the costs budget at the end of the budgeting process. CHANGE IN…