The legal standing in regards to obtaining court fee remissions from the defendant has finally taken a stance. Previous inconsistencies by the courts have made it difficult to establish whether the claimant can recover court fees from the losing defendant if the claimant failed to obtain the fees …
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2019 Christmas and New Year Closures
During the festive period our offices will be closed from 12pm Tuesday 24th December 2019 and will re-open at 9:30am on Friday 3rd January 2019. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year From Alison Law Solicitors …
Importance of knowing whether your CFA is a CBA (High Court)
The High Court has held that a conditional fee agreement (CFA) was a contentious business agreement (CBA) to which section 61 of the Solicitors Act 1974 (SA 1974) applied. The claim should, accordingly, have been commenced as a Part 8 rather than a Part 7 claim. Several applications were made in …