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Interest rate reductions on the Court Funds Office special and basic accounts: 30 May 2025

Interest rate reductions on the Court Funds Office special and basic accounts: 30 May 2025

June 2, 2025 · by gexall · in Interest, Members Content

The Ministry of Justice announced on the 30th May 2025 that there is to be a reduction in the interest rates paid on funds in the Court Funds Office. Photo by micheile henderson on Unsplash THE ANNOUNCEMENT The announcement can be found here. “In…

DOES EVERY DOG DESERVE ONE BITE? LIABILITY FOR ANIMALS - RECENT CASES CONSIDERED: WEBINAR 6th JUNE 2025

DOES EVERY DOG DESERVE ONE BITE? LIABILITY FOR ANIMALS – RECENT CASES CONSIDERED: WEBINAR 6th JUNE 2025

June 2, 2025 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Liability, Members Content, Personal Injury, Webinar

It is difficult to find anyone who has a good word to say about Section 2 of  the Animals Act, this webinar looks at recent cases relating to liability for animals and the practical steps litigators can take when considering…

COST BITES 242: THE WORDING OF THE RETAINER DID NOT ENABLE THE SOLICITOR TO RENDER INTERIM STATUTE BILLS: THE BILLS HAD INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION IN ANY EVENT

COST BITES 242: THE WORDING OF THE RETAINER DID NOT ENABLE THE SOLICITOR TO RENDER INTERIM STATUTE BILLS: THE BILLS HAD INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION IN ANY EVENT

June 2, 2025 · by gexall · in Assessment of Costs, Costs, Members Content

I am grateful to my colleague Paul Hughes for sending me a copy of the decision we are looking at today.  Another case on the ongoing saga of whether a retainer allows a solicitor to serve interim statute bills.   The…

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