United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 8554
Legal Profession: North East
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27 May 2021
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7 June 2021 · Answer
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7 June 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the financial effect on law firms based in the North East of the disparity in arrangements for recovering legal costs compared with law firms headquartered in London.
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27 May 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the financial effect on law firms based in the North East of the disparity in arrangements for recovering legal costs compared with law firms headquartered in London.
Source: Commons
7 June 2021
Answer
In England and Wales, the general position as to recovery of legal costs in civil litigation is that the losing party pays the costs of the winning party. If these costs are not agreed, then they are assessed on principles and bases set out in the Civil P...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-05-27/8554
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1328967
- uk · wq-1328967 · source updated 7 June 2021