Interest on Costs paid to Negligent Legal Representatives 09 January 2014 Thomas-Crockett (0) The High Court recently provided litigants with some guidance as to the principle of a party claiming interest on costs paid to legal representatives in actions which are subsequently held to have been negligently conducted. Surely, the principle that such a party should recover interest on the returned fees is sound in law, corresponding with such judgments as Lord Denning in Jeffor... [More]
Complaints against lawyers – The Legal Ombudsman Scheme 2013 01 April 2013 Saleem-Khalid (0) The First of April might appear a foolish day to write about the Legal Ombudsman Scheme. It is not new, but it is steadily gaining in popularity. Since 2007, the scheme has been administered by the Office for Legal Complaints. This free scheme is being expanded – up to £50,000 could now be awarded by way of ‘compensation’ – and therefore could... [More]