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The Implementation of Jackson - 21/04/2011
The Government’s implementation of Lord Justice Jackson’s recommendations: what is proposed and what does it mean for defendants? Read on to find out more...
Janet Fallon Speaking at Hamburg Conference - 20/04/2011
DGB Solicitors’ Consultant, Janet Fallon, is speaking on 20 April 2011... Read on to find out where and why...
New NHS Charges are applicable from 1 April - 24/03/2011
DGB Solicitors' Seminar 19 May 2011 - 09/03/2011
Building on the success of last year’s seminar Quadrant Chambers have once again been kind enough to host our May Seminar which is tailored to those defending marine personal injury claims..... Read on to find out more about this event.
E-Disclosure - What does it mean to you? - 09/03/2011
... something or nothing?... Read on for our views.
Law Society Excellence Awards 10/12/2010
What an evening! ... Read on to find out whether we won.
Compensation Recovery Form CRU1 - Update
Please note that from 14 December 2010, a new template for CRU 1 has been created and can be found at.. Read on to find out more
Law Society Excellence Awards
DGB Solicitors are shortlisted in the Law Society Excellence Awards in the .... Read on to find out the category and our reaction
Mersey Maritime Summit 07/07/2010
DGB Solicitors were delighted to play their part... Read on to find out more
Tops Tips on CRU Recovery 05/07/2010
Following our successful seminar in London we have been asked to post a précis of the points that we highlighted relating to the recovery of benefits and NHS charges by the CRU. Read on if you want to know more..
Wirral Coastal Walk 23/05/2010
DGB Solicitors are supporting a local charity that is close to Jo’s heart. Read on for more information
DGB Solicitors' Seminar 20/05/2010
Details of DGB Solicitors’ seminar on defending marine personal injury claims are now online. We are delighted to welcome presenters Martin Cox, from Costsmanager, and Tim Wallis, mediator and Chair of the Civil Justice Council’s Dispute Resolution Committee. Click here to find out more.
Costs' recovery against the claimant? Is it a matter of empty pockets?
In our experience the recovery of costs from unsuccessful claimants is sometimes overlooked as statistically claimants are more often successful than defendants. There are a variety of reasons for this and success fees have played their part in the “settling for commercial reasons” stakes.
Winning does happen, and when it does the recovery of costs from claimants is not always straightforward.
The starting point is to unravel the mystery of claimant funding... R ead on for tips on unraveling that mystery.
Lord Justice Jackson’s Report - Good news or bad for insurers and P & I Clubs?
Claimant’s legal costs have become increasing difficult to predict over the last few years predominantly due to success fees. We defend a high proportion of occupiers’ and public liability cases; these can be difficult to reserve as they do not attract fixed success fees and invariably the claimant enters into a CFA with a 100% success fee.
The difficulties defendants face when reserving public liability cases was brought home to us recently. To read how click here.