LawAssist is delighted to be associated with David Chalk, Head of Law at Winchester University
and a key contributor to 'Cook on Costs' and 'Butterworths' as well as being the author the renowned
'Risk Assessment in Litigation'.
David has taught law for over 25 years and is a board member of
the Commercial Litigation Association, member of the Minister's round table and a member of the
Department for Constitutional Affairs round table. David is also a regular speaker on the
circuit on all aspects of Law, costs, CFAs and insurance. David regularly produces e-Newsletters
and articles for LawAssist and the latest are listed below with further articles
available for download in the news archive section.
October E News 09
Interlocutory (interim) costs orders feature this month with a look at recent examples
involving costs capping, freezing and protective costs orders all in the context of CFAs. -
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New form N251
A new form N251 has now been issued by the Ministry of Justice to enable compliance with the disclosure rules for ATE insurance and CFAs that came into force on 1 October. The changes are dealt with in this month's E-News.
- Read moreNEW NOTICE REQUIREMENTS IN FORCE 1 OCTOBER 2009
Changes to the Costs Practice Direction and to the Practice Direction (Pre-Action Conduct) coming into force on 1 October 2009 must be complied with. Failure to comply with these new requirements will lead to a failure to recover an ATE premium.
- Read moreJuly/August E News 2009
Success fees continue to cause trouble with four cases to consider in this issue. - Read more
NEW CJP 'Early Bird'
New Clinical Negligence CJP 'Early Bird'
LawAssist CJP 'Early Bird' is a unique, new ATE insurance product enabling specialist Clinical Negligence firms to protect their clients disbursement costs from day one during the investigation of a Clinical Negligence claim.
- Read moreJune E News 2009
Success fees are back in the news this month - 100% approved in a clinical negligence case by the High Court and some interesting statistics from the Jackson Review showing 100% is often allowed. One worrying point about the misinterpretation of Gloucester v Evans to finish this topic.
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May E News 09
Do I have to disclose my CFA to the other side? - Read more
April E News 2009
On the case front, brief mention of the latest in the long running MasterCigars costs battle, some squabbling from the defamation lawyers provides interesting reading on costs again while there is a useful examination from the High Court as to the standard of care required of a driver in a busy street on a Saturday afternoon. Finally we take a look at a High Court judge's assessment of damages for a solicitor's negligent failure to pursue a claim - worrying reading.
- Read moreSRA Code of Conduct 09
March 31st 2009 changes - Read more
March E News 09
Important changes to the CPR and to Practice Directions - Read more
