I have already commented upon the knots the firm of Candey tied itself in in various cases when the aim of access of justice for a client through alternative means of funding came into conflict with the firm’s own interests.…

I live near Shipston, a small friendly town in Warwickshire on the edge of The Cotswolds.  At the end of 19th Century, a local businessman donated a large sum for the construction of a cottage hospital in the town and…

Candey Limited are a well-known London commercial law firm determined to take maximum advantage of the rules allowing conditional fee agreements/damages-based agreements to give better access to justice to claimants involved in commercial cases in the High Court. Over the…

I have spent most of my career as a solicitor in commercial litigation after a false start as a matrimonial lawyer. Mostly my clients have been individual entrepreneurs and SME companies and I have been lucky enough to follow the…

Litigation funding is now a growing and understood part of the business of dispute resolution. Claimants and their advisers understand the merit of a third party funding claims in return for giving up a large share of any award- ‘50%…

I advised a client who held a senior executive position that she had a very strong case for constructive dismissal , having been the victim of prolonged bullying by a director who was a representative of the shareholders. After a…

Certain London solicitors and, to a lesser extent, commercial barristers, are coming in for a lot of criticism at the moment for having acted for oligarchs who are Vladimir Putin’s know supporters and associates. For the most part, the criticisms…

There is every likelihood that the Ministry of Justice review into mediation will result in some form of compulsion on parties to engage in mediation or some form of equivalent alternative dispute resolution. Unity is a big supporter of mediation,…

The Ministry of Justice has recently announced its intention to implement Sir Rupert Jackson’s proposals to extend the fixed costs regime from limited personal injury claims. The regime will extend to most civil cases worth up to £25,000 in the…