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Lord Justice Jackson has issued a plea for the government to stop relying on litigants to meet the costs of the justice system. He has raised concerns and asked the government to think long and hard … [Read more...] about Lord Justice Jackson urges caution on civil justice system and court funding reforms

The Ministry of Justice is preparing to extend fixed recoverable costs for a wide range of civil cases. The proposals were outlined in the Transforming our Justice System consultation paper, published … [Read more...] about New MoJ consultation document, ‘Transforming our Justice System’ paves the way for more extensive fixed costs regime

Legislation was proposed yesterday by the Welsh authorities to levy the first tax in Wales for over 800 years. If approved, the new land transaction tax, which will be payable on the purchase or lease … [Read more...] about Welsh Assembly set to levy the first Welsh property tax in 800 years

In last year’s Comprehensive Spending Review, the, then, Chancellor, George Osborne, introduced a series of changes which it was feared could seriously damage the longer term future of the Buy-To-Let … [Read more...] about Law Society claims the Buy-To-Let property taxation changes are little more than ‘legislation by stealth.’

Holidays are supposed to be relaxing affairs. They’re meant to get us away from all the stresses and strains of everyday life, allow us to spend quality time with the family and offer us a couple of … [Read more...] about What are your rights if your holiday flight is delayed or cancelled?

Should insurers be able to overturn a settled case and take action to reclaim money, if they are made aware of evidence that the original settlement agreement was based on flawed or dishonest … [Read more...] about Supreme Court overturns Court of Appeal judgement in fraudulent personal injury claim