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The History of Legal Aid - 1945 to 1997

Before "no win, no fee" agreements were invented, people with good claims (or even good defences to claims) in all varieties of case ty...

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Rogue housing disrepair lawyers are in the government's sights

In depth: Rogue housing disrepair lawyers are in the government's sights - what about councils? | Law Gazette The SRA is under pressure from governmen...

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Turner v Coupland Cavendish – High Court requires law firm to provide information about commissions on ATE premiums, and the Gibraltar company to which it had diverted its success fee

In Turner v Coupland Cavendish Ltd [2025] EWHC 1605 (KB) (26 June 2025), Mr. Justice Sweeting allowed an appeal brought by JG Solicitors on behalf of ...

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When is it too late to demand a statutory bill from your solicitors?

Watson and Verma v Slater and Gordon UK Limited, NCN No. [2023] EWHC 1857 (SCCO)(Costs) Solicitors are obliged to provide clients with a "statuto...

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Firm ordered to repay success fee deducted without consent

The judgment reported on by the Law Society Gazette reveals multiple failings which, if dealt with correctly, would have saved this client a huge amou...

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