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Guideline Hourly Rates for 2024 published

Update

8th Dec 2023

Guideline hourly rates

FOIL

The Master of the Rolls has confirmed that he has accepted the recommendations of the Civil Justice Council’s 2023 Costs Review.

Bullying and Harassment at work: the new framework

Update

4th Dec 2023

Equality Act, Workplace, Workplace Misconduct

FOIL

Historically in England and Wales there is no freestanding legal claim for bullying that employees can bring to the Employment Tribunal.

The use of Generative AI by defence lawyers – Capability and Culpability

Update

29th Nov 2023

Event write up, Events, FOIL

FOIL

This remarkable webinar was sponsored by the Canadian Defence Lawyers and FOIL, with talks presented by Professor Richard Susskind (OBE),KC (Hon), the world’s most cited author on the future of legal services and President of the Society for Computers and Law, and Maura R. Grossman J.D., Ph.D., Research Professor at the University of Waterloo and Adjunct Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, and a globally recognized expert on electronic discovery and AI.

Master of the Rolls announces Guideline Hourly Rates to rise in January 2024

Update

21st Nov 2023

Budget, Costs, Costs, Guideline Hourly Rate

FOIL

At the Civil Justice Council’s National Forum, its annual conference, the Master of the Rolls announced that he accepts in full the recommendations made in a Civil Justice Council Costs Review published May 2023 which proposed annual increases to the solicitors’ guideline hourly rates (GHRs).

Who knows where autonomous vehicles are going?

Update

20th Nov 2023

Event write up, FOIL, FOIL Event

FOIL

0n 31 October 2023, FOIL hosted an event at the London offices of Kennedys’ titled “Who knows where autonomous vehicles are going?” We were joined by three speakers: Jamie Hodsdon (OXA); Niall Edwards (Kennedys) and Tom Leggett (Thatcham Research).

Reforming Fees in the UK Supreme Court

Update

8th Nov 2023

Costs, Costs, Court fees

FOIL

A Ministry of Justice (MoJ) consultation proposes a series of reforms to the fees payable in the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.

Forensic Collision Reconstruction: A Road Map

Update

24th Oct 2023

Event write up, FOIL Event, FOIL Ireland

FOIL Ireland

Write up from the FOIL Ireland event on 4 October 2023.

Data breach claims under the GDPR – Lorcan Moylan Burke

Update

2nd Oct 2023

Event write up, FOIL Event, FOIL Ireland

FOIL Ireland

This FOIL Ireland learning event was held on 14th September 2023 and was presented by Lorcan Moylan Burke an Associate with RDJ and an expert in data protection and cyber security.

Data breach claims under the GDPR – Lorcan Moylan Burke (Slides)

Update

2nd Oct 2023

Event write up, FOIL Event, FOIL Ireland

FOIL Ireland

This FOIL Ireland learning event was held on 14th September 2023 and was presented by Lorcan Moylan Burke, an Associate with RDJ and an expert in data protection and cyber security.

Revised NHS Recovery Charges

Update

21st Sep 2023

CRU, Damages, NHS Recovery Charges

FOIL

The Department for Health & Social Care has announced the results of the consultation on proposals for a mid-year tariff uplift of the NHS’s Injury Cost Recovery Scheme.

Whiplash reform and the Official Injury Claim Service

Update

20th Sep 2023

Injury, Official Injury Claim

FOIL

A House of Commons Committee report has raised concerns with the government in relation to apparent problems with whiplash reforms and the Official Injury Claim Service (OIC).

CPR Update

Update

19th Sep 2023

159th Practice Direction Update, Civil Procedure Rules, Damages, Damages Claims Pilot, Online Civil Money Claims Pilot

FOIL

The 159th Practice Direction Update to the Civil Procedure Rules, came into force at 11am today, 19th September 2023.

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Guideline Hourly Rates for 2024 published

Bullying and Harassment at work: the new framework

The use of Generative AI by defence lawyers – Capability and Culpability

Master of the Rolls announces Guideline Hourly Rates to rise in January 2024

Who knows where autonomous vehicles are going?

Reforming Fees in the UK Supreme Court

Forensic Collision Reconstruction: A Road Map

Data breach claims under the GDPR – Lorcan Moylan Burke

Data breach claims under the GDPR – Lorcan Moylan Burke (Slides)

Revised NHS Recovery Charges

Whiplash reform and the Official Injury Claim Service

CPR Update

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Master of the Rolls announces Guideline Hourly Rates to rise in January 2024

Who knows where autonomous vehicles are going?

Reforming Fees in the UK Supreme Court

Forensic Collision Reconstruction: A Road Map

Data breach claims under the GDPR – Lorcan Moylan Burke

Data breach claims under the GDPR – Lorcan Moylan Burke (Slides)

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