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17 May 2007
Issue: 7273 / Categories: Legal News , Judicial review , Costs
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Row brews over very high cost cases

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The Law Society is threatening legal action against the Legal Services Commission (LSC) over its plans to introduce tendering for very high cost cases (VHCCs).

Last week, Bindman & Partners, acting for the Law Society, sent a pre-action protocol for judicial review to the LSC about its decision to establish a panel of teams contracted to conduct VHCCs.

The LSC has since extended its consultation period regarding changes to the contract by two weeks to 25 May. The application process, due to begin next week when application packs were to be available on the LSC website, will now begin on 5 June and close on 27 July.

Bindmans is poised to prepare a judicial review claim and seek interim relief and abridgment of time if the LSC doesn’t respond by the end of this week.
The society wants the LSC to withdraw the scheme, carry out extra research, conduct a race equality impact assessment and carry out a “meaningful and informed” consultation

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