Dominic Regan makes some predictions on the future of ‘negotiated dispute resolution’, in this week’s NLJ, with the Court of Appeal due to reconsider Halsey (on whether judges can order parties to mediate) in the autumn
Regan, of City Law School, aka The Insider, looks ahead to the 1 October fixed costs changes. Lawyers who want to beat the deadline had better get their skates on.
Regan writes: ‘Except for those handling lower value personal injury work, this costs model will come as a shock. Worse still, if the retainer is defective, there may be no costs to recover at all!’
Finally, if you thought the fraud in Philipp v Barclays Bank was bad, wait till you hear about the antics of solicitor Lord Terrington.
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