
Smart Costs
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Providing a nationwide Law Costs Draftsman services to Law Firms in the UK. Bill Drafting, Budget Drafting, Cost Negotiations. Legal Costs - A Smarter Way
Manchester, England
Joined October 2017
Older drivers aged above 70 have 'less choice' due to strict age limit rule. #law #legal #lawcosts #legalcosts #lawyer #litigation #solicitor #insurance #costlawyer #court #counsel #insurance #courtfees #court #accesstojustice #rta.
mirror.co.uk
Car insurance firms will often impose an age limit on policies - meaning some elderly road users could be locked out of certain products and services when looking to renew
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Should cyclists be forced to have insurance?. #law #legal #lawcosts #legalcosts #lawyer #litigation #solicitor #insurance #costlawyer #court #counsel #insurance #courtfees #court #accesstojustice #rta.
edinburghnews.scotsman.com
In June 2023, the Italian Government sought to make changes to road safety laws which would require cyclists to wear helmets, carry number plates and have liability insurance.
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Airlines including Jet2 push for major change that could see you out of pocket. #law #legal #lawcosts #legalcosts #lawyer #litigation #solicitor #insurance #costlawyer #court #counsel #insurance #courtfees #court #accesstojustice #flightdelays.
mirror.co.uk
Airlines are pushing for a major change to compensation rules, which could say passengers across the Europe including the UK, out of pocket if their flight is delayed
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Will AI Turn Lawyers Into Care Bears?. #law #legal #lawcosts #legalcosts #lawyer #litigation #solicitor #insurance #costlawyer #court #counsel #insurance #courtfees #court #accesstojustice #AI.
artificiallawyer.com
A survey conducted by Simmons & Simmons of over 500 legal heads has found – perhaps as one would expect – that legal AI use will drive major changes to the market over the next 10 years. But al…
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Costs judge allows £700 an hour in biggest departure from guidelines. #law #legal #lawcosts #legalcosts #lawyer #litigation #solicitor #insurance #costlawyer #court #counsel #insurance #courtfees #court #accesstojustice #hourlyrates.
legalfutures.co.uk
A costs judge has allowed a leading US law firm to recover partner costs at £700 per hour, said to be the largest ever departure from the guideline hourly rates.
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Liverpool Fans Able To Have Injury Claims Heard In UK Regarding 2022 Champions League Final. #law #legal #lawcosts #legalcosts #lawyer #litigation #solicitor #insurance #costlawyer #court #counsel #insurance #courtfees #court #accesstojustice #football.
liverpooloffside.sbnation.com
A judge in the UK made the ruling on Friday after efforts from UEFA to block the decision.
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Majority of professional indemnity claims are against solicitors. #law #legal #lawcosts #legalcosts #lawyer #litigation #solicitor #insurance #costlawyer #court #counsel #insurance #courtfees #court #accesstojustice.
legalfutures.co.uk
More than half of professional indemnity cases issued in the High Court over the past five years were against solicitors, according to new figures.
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Court and tribunal fees: updates from April 2025. #law #legal #lawcosts #legalcosts #lawyer #litigation #solicitor #insurance #costlawyer #court #counsel #insurance #courtfees #court #accesstojustice.
gov.uk
An update on upcoming increases to selected court and tribunal fees.
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Why You Should Never Accept a PI Settlement Offer Without Seeking Legal Advice. #law #legal #lawcosts #legalcosts #lawyer #litigation #solicitor #insurance #costlawyer #court #counsel #insurance #courtfees #court #accesstojustice.
lawnews.co.uk
A personal injury settlement offers a quick and easy way to move on after an accident. The insurance company hands you a check, and you put the whole ordeal behind you.
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UK proposes bill to recognise crypto as personal property. #law #legal #lawcosts #legalcosts #lawyer #litigation #solicitor #counsel #rules #court #accesstojustice #crypto.
paymentexpert.com
The UK government has introduced a bill to Parliament that would, for the first time in the country’s history, recognise cryptocurrency as personal property
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Representative actions under CPR 19.8: High Court strikes out claim for compensation on behalf of passengers in 116,000 delayed or cancelled flights. #law #legal #lawyer #litigation #solicitor #insurance #accesstojustice #delayedflights.
hsfkramer.com
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Ministry of Justice announces plans to raise up to £42m extra a year by increasing some court fees by 10%. #law #legal #lawcosts #legalcosts #lawyer #litigation #solicitor #insurance #costlawyer #court #counsel #insurance #courtfees #court.
lawgazette.co.uk
Court users should help to reduce the burden on taxpayers, government proposes.
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Giving a voice to the voiceless: the benefits of pro bono and how to get involved. #law #legal #lawcosts #legalcosts #lawyer #litigation #solicitor #insurance #costlawyer #court #counsel #insurance #probono #accesstojustice.
barcouncil.org.uk
Barrister Karl Anderson discusses his experience of undertaking pro bono work, and urges colleagues to volunteer in what can be 'life changing' work, both for clients and for legal professionals...
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Court of Appeal to hear on compulsory mediation in Japanese knotweed case. #law #legal #lawcosts #legalcosts #lawyer #litigation #solicitor #insurance #costlawyer #court #counsel #insurance #adr #mediation.
lawgazette.co.uk
Welsh local authority argues nuisance claim should be stayed until the claimant has engaged with other alternative dispute resolution options.
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OpenAI promises to fund legal costs for ChatGPT business users sued over copyright. #law #legal #lawcosts #legalcosts #lawyer #litigation #solicitor #insurance #costlawyer #court #counsel #insurance #ai #tech.
techradar.com
Better late than never
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Defendants can also be dishonest in personal injury matters, resulting in the disapplication of fixed costs after trial. #law #legal #lawcosts #legalcosts #lawyer #litigation #solicitor #insurance #costlawyer #court #counsel #insurance #fixedcosts.
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Speech by the Master of the Rolls: Justice in the Digital Age. #law #legal #lawcosts #legalcosts #lawyer #litigation #solicitor #insurance #costlawyer #court #counsel #insurance #ai #tech.
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CARE HOME WORKER WINS £15K IN UNFAIR DISMISSAL CLAIM. #law #legal #lawcosts #legalcosts #lawyer #litigation #solicitor #insurance #costlawyer #court #counsel #insurance.
thehrdirector.com
In the case of Mrs S White v Abbey Grange Residential Home an employment tribunal heard that Mrs S. White worked for Abbey Grange Residential Home in Burnley and launched a claim against the care...
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Insurance for claims for improperly obtained fees: RSA & Ors v Tughans. #law #legal #lawcosts #legalcosts #lawyer #litigation #solicitor #insurance #costlawyer #court #counsel #insurance #indemnity.
lexology.com
This Court of Appeal decision, in which our firm represented the successful Respondents, considered the scope of a professional indemnity policy…
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What do you think? Have they summed it up well?. #law #legal #lawcosts #legalcosts #lawyer #litigation #solicitor #insurance #costlawyer #court #counsel #insurance #accesstojustice #readersdigest.
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