By: 6 February 2024

Ministry of Justice faces backlash for proposed fixed costs

The Association of Costs Lawyers is disappointed with the Ministry of Justice’s response to last August’s consultation on changes to the fixed...

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By: 10 January 2024

APIL advocates for equal sensitivity in fixed costs

APIL has pressed the government to remove all fatal cases from the forthcoming fixed costs scheme for lower-value clinical negligence...

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By: 15 September 2023

UK government to implement fixed costs for clinical negligence claims up to £25,000

The UK government has announced it will impose fixed costs on clinical negligence claims valued up to £25,000 starting from...

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By: 15 September 2023

Association of Costs Lawyers critiques Ministry of Justice’s fixed costs reforms

The Association of Costs Lawyers (ACL) has set out its opposition to the Ministry of Justice's proposed reforms to the...

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By: 26 April 2022

Legal profession reacts to proposed fixed costs cap for clinical negligence claims

The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) and other groups representing the legal profession used the now-closed consultation on the proposed fixed...

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By: 13 April 2018

Travel sickness claims to be subject to fixed costs

Tighter controls on costs that can be recovered in travel sickness claims have been agreed, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ)...

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By: 5 March 2018

Fixed costs reform doubted at Clinical Negligence Debate

Fixed costs for clinical negligence cases have the potential to create an uneven playing field, attendees of the Clinical Negligence...

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By: 31 July 2017

Mixed reactions as Lord Justice Jackson confirms scaling back from suggesting fixed costs for all claims up to £250,000

Lord Justice Jackson’s review on extending fixed recoverable costs (FRC) has been met with mixed reactions from the legal and...

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