Download or read book A Practical Guide to Solicitor and Client Costs 2nd Edition written by Robin Dunne and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-22 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fully updated to include the most recent and important developments in law and practice, this book is a practical guide setting out the main issues and challenges that arise when clients challenge their solicitor's bill. Covering the rules, statutes, case law etc but also providing guidance as to terms of retainers as well as practical guidance on the process of assessing charges. This area of law is complex and is still not well known by many solicitors or even non-specialist judges. Also, following LASPO and probable fixed costs extensions, clients are now far more likely to have to pay their own costs and challenges to solicitor's fees are increasingly common. This book is written in a clear manner so that anyone from clients and trainees to partners and judges can benefit from it. The text for the second edition has been fully expanded and updated to include numerous important High Court and Court of Appeal authorities handed down since the last edition was published. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Robin Dunne is a barrister at Hardwicke specialising in costs and litigation funding, having focused exclusively on this area of law since call. He was called to the bar in 2002 and was an employed barrister and partner in a City of London firm of solicitors before independent practice. His practice includes between the parties and solicitor and client disputes as well as professional negligence claims involving solicitors, particularly where the dispute involves issues relating to costs.
Download or read book A Practical Guide to Solicitor and Client Costs written by Robin Dunne and published by . This book was released on 2018-07-11 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical guide setting out the main issues and challenges that arise when clients challenge their solicitor's bill. Covering the rules, statutes, case law etc but also providing guidance as to terms of retainers as well as the process of assessing charges. This area of law is complex and is still not well known by many solicitors or even non-specialist judges. Also, following LASPO and probable fixed costs extensions, clients are now far more likely to have to pay their own costs and challenges to solicitor's fees are increasingly common. This book is written in a clear manner so that anyone from clients and trainees to partners and judges can benefit from it. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Robin Dunne is a barrister at Hardwicke specialising in costs and litigation funding, having focused exclusively on this area of law since call. He was called to the bar in 2002 and was an employed barrister and partner in a City of London firm of solicitors before independent practice. His practice includes between the parties and solicitor and client disputes as well as professional negligence claims involving solicitors, particularly where the dispute involves issues relating to costs. www.hardwicke.co.uk
Download or read book Solicitors Accounts written by Dale Kay and published by Blackstone Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Practical Guide to Civil Litigation written by Robert Hill and published by Jordan Publishing (GB). This book was released on 2003 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Practical Guide to Civil Litigation is a major new work explaining the process of civil litigation in the English High Court and county courts. Over 40 chapters guide the reader through each step of the claim. Each chapter sets out clearly the requirements of the CPR with a discussion of the relevant case law, together with the practical demands of how the rules operate in practice. In addition, there is valuable advice on core litigation skills such as interviewing, drafting, research and advocacy. Written by a team of district judges, solicitors and a barrister, who also have considerable experience in the provision of legal education, A Practical Guide to Civil Litigation provides unparalleled commentary on the process of conducting litigation, whether for the claimant or defendant.
Download or read book A Practical Guide to Lawyering Skills written by Fiona Boyle and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-18 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lawyering skills are increasingly part of undergraduate law degrees as well essential elements in the postgraduate vocational law courses, the LPC and the BVC. This fully updated third edition continues to bring together the theory and practice of these skills in an accessible and practical context. The authors draw on their vast experience of law in practice to develop the core skills taught on both undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Skills covered include: written communication mediation information technology opinion writing drafting advocacy interviewing negotiation legal research. Each chapter uses diagrams, boxes, lists and flow charts to further explain and develop each skill and ends with a further reading section. A Practical Guide to Lawyering Skills is essential reading for all undergraduate and vocational law students seeking to develop the necessary skills to work successfully with law in the twenty-first century.
Download or read book Model Rules of Professional Conduct written by American Bar Association. House of Delegates and published by American Bar Association. This book was released on 2007 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.
Download or read book Solicitors Accounts 2009 2010 written by Dale Kay and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2009-08-06 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Solicitors' Accounts provides comprehensive coverage of the areas of business and solicitors' accounts required by the Solicitors' Regulation Authority. Using exercises and examples, students are taken through the principles of double-entry book-keeping and the methods involved in creating the accounts of sole owners, partnerships, and companies.
Download or read book Mediation written by Marjorie Mantle and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2017-03-08 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook gives legal practitioners, students and new mediators practical guidance on the mediation process. Drawing on her experience as a mediator, academic and a businessperson, Marjorie Mantle takes a down-to-earth approach to mediation, pointing out the pitfalls as well as the benefits.
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Download or read book A Practical Guide to the Law in Relation to Control of the Body After Death written by Nicola Phillipson and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-16 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disputes over control of a body or ashes, and the arrangements for funerals or headstones/memorials are not encountered on a daily basis in practice, but when they do appear, it is usually at the 11th hour, with clients needing advice at very short notice due to imminent burials or cremations. This practical guide aims to provide the busy practitioner with the knowledge required to provide advice so that the necessary steps can be taken quickly. The book covers the issues of who has the right to call for possession of the body, who can decide as to where bodies should be buried, ashes scatter or interred, and who has the final say over gravestones or memorials. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Nicola Phillipson TEP is a private client barrister at Parklane Plowden Chambers in Leeds whose practice encompasses probate and inheritance disputes. Nicola also sits as a Recorder and a Deputy District Judge on the North Eastern Circuit, and is a full member of STEP (Society of Trusts and Estate Practitioners). In 2020 Nicola was recognised as a Leading Junior by Legal 500 and was ranked in Band 2 in Chambers and Partners. CONTENTS Introduction 1. Possession of the Body 2. The Duty to Properly Dispose of a Body 3. Applications to the Court (Practice and Procedure) 4. Applications to the Court (Factors for the Court to Consider) 5. Funeral and Disposal Disputes 6. Ashes and Cremation 7. Exhumation of Bodies and Ashes 8. Headstones and Memorials 9. Costs
Download or read book A Guide to Drawing Bills of Costs written by Thomas Farries and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Practical Guide to Lawyering Skills written by Fiona Boyle and published by Cavendish Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide places the theory and practice of lawyering skills in an accessible and practical context. The book looks at how skills are taught and assessed both on undergraduate and vocational courses, and helps students to see skills as an integral element of law.
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Download or read book A Practical Guide to the Care Case Fee Scheme for Family Lawyers written by Philip Dewin and published by . This book was released on 2024-03-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essential reading for practitioners dealing with cases under the Care Case Fee Scheme, this book is written with the busy practitioner and other legal professionals firmly in mind. The book is a clear and comprehensive guide which explains how the scheme works in practice, includes practical advice in relation to managing live cases and claiming costs at the conclusion of the matter. Intended to expand upon the limited amount of guidance in relation to the scheme and to assist busy practitioners by avoiding frustrating and costly delays with the Legal Aid Agency's online billing system, the book seeks to ensure that the practitioner is properly rewarded for dealing with the most exceptional and difficult cases, identifies common pitfalls and provides guidance to avoid expensive mistakes. With information and advice based on dealing with countless cases under the scheme including feedback gained over many years from fee earners, leading family chambers, costs draftsmen and the Legal Aid Agency, the book provides a single source of information and the text is supplemented with helpful appendices. Written by an expert in the field, this is an invaluable tool for any individual undertaking work under the scheme and for those involved in billing the cases. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Philip Dewin is a highly experienced costs draftsman and director of a specialist costs drafting firm. He previously worked as a litigation fee earner within a busy firm of solicitors in London. His current caseload involves dealing with all aspects of legal costs but has particular interest in high cost care cases. He regularly deals with cases conducted under the Legal Aid Agency's Care Case Fee Scheme and presents seminars on the subject.
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