The challenge over the fees basis used for non-court cases is being brought by the London-based Fairness in Fees group and will be made by Robert O'Donoghue of Brick Court Chambers. | 11yrs
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Justice secretary Michael Gove has floated a plan to impose a multi-million pound tax on commercial law firms, in order to fund the abolition of a controversial criminal court charge on guilty defendants. | 11yrs
A Texas lawyer who has claimed to be acting for 44,000 victims of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil leak has been indicted for allegedly making false claims for compensation. | 11yrs
The median charge out rate for partners in the top 50 US law firms has risen from $675 per hour to $711, according to LexisNexis, which is comparing its H1 2015 research to a previous piece of research that covered calendar year 2014. | 11yrs
By joining forces with De la Calle, Londono, Lopez y Posada Abogados (DLP) in Bogota, Garrigues is fulfilling a Latin American expansion plan which it set down as part of its strategy in 2013. | 11yrs
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