Issue: Vol 174, Issue 8067

Court fees are going up on 1 May! In this week’s ‘Civil way’, Stephen Gold, NLJ columnist and former district judge, reports that 172 fees are affected, although some have escaped Those are not the only fee hikes, as Gold notes

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is to be investigated in connection with its actions prior to the collapse of Sheffield law firm SSB Group

Personal injury lawyers have warned against introducing a dual or multiple personal injury discount rate—the rate used to calculate damages in serious, life-changing injury cases

A Bill to reverse PACCAR has reached the second reading stage in the House of Lords

Sir Andrew McFarlane, president of the Family Division, has launched a pilot on formal dress in the family courts—reigniting a long-running debate on court attire

Clients are taking longer to pay their bills, leading to an increase in law firm debt, while the move to flexible working has prompted a rise in borrowing, research by accountants and business advisers Lubbock Fine has shown