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Solicitor Hourly Rates To Change

Apr 9, 2014

“Changes to the guideline solicitor hourly rates will affect the recoverability of legal costs incurred when dealing with litigation matters. This cost is likely to be passed on to the businesses litigating, who will be looking for alternatives.” The...

Legal Action To Recover Debt – The Rules Are Changing

Apr 2, 2014

If you are about to take legal action to recover debt, you need to be aware of the imminent changes to the court system. On 22 April 2014, there will no longer be local County Courts such as the “Manchester County Court”. Instead there will be a single...

Why Send A Debt Recovery Letter Of Claim?

Mar 12, 2014

You should send a debt recovery letter as a letter of claim before commencing legal proceedings to recover a debt. The court expects the parties to a dispute to try to resolve it between themselves before involving the courts. As a bare minimum, the court will expect...

Cash Flow Problems? Pay Day Loans Are Not The Solution

Mar 5, 2014

Cash flow problems are forcing some businesses to resort to using pay day loans to help short term. Traditional lenders such as banks have been criticised for not supporting small businesses during the recession. The government has tried to step in and made some funds...

The Role Of Judges At Trial – Time For Change?

Mar 5, 2014

There are proposals to modify the roles of Judges at trial. They may be encouraged to take greater control in civil trials in the future. In a recent speech by Lord Thomas, he said he wanted to reduce expenditure by the courts significantly. Part of this process would...