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STRESSED OUT

05 July 2007
Issue: 7280 / Categories: Legal News , Procedure & practice , Costs
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In brief

People worry more about how stressful or long their court case will be than about the potential costs of the case going to court, government research shows. The report, What’s Cost Got to Do With It?: the Impact of Changing Court Fees on Users, found that two-fifths of people thought courts should continue to be funded as they are, while a quarter felt that court users should pay all costs. Most people said court users should only pay for the services used and they would like to know up front how much the process would cost them. People claiming money back and people wanting to divorce would prefer to go to court without legal representation, to cut costs.

Issue: 7280 / Categories: Legal News , Procedure & practice , Costs
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Firm strengthens employment team with partner hire

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

Lawyers’ liability practice strengthened with partner appointment in London

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