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…

The recent court decision on the interpretation of business interruption clauses in commercial insurance contracts is welcome news to many SME companies. Many companies thought they were covered for the losses sustained by them as a result of the pandemic…

One of the worst nightmares for any employer is when an employee goes “rogue” during the course of carrying out his duties, causing possible embarrassment but also potentially making him legally liable for the consequences of the wrongful act. The…

​After 6 years of campaigning, first of all to stop the construction of the Bridge and then to seek to make somebody accountable for the gross waste of £43 million of public money, it is time to archive the files.…

​We are pleased to report that the crowd funding website, CrowdJustice has raised over £5,000 to enable Unity to instruct Jason Coppel to investigate the culpability of various public bodies who seem to us to have failed in their job…

This was a headline from the Law Society Gazette from 23 July 2019. In a case called Timokhina v Timokhin, The Court of Appeal reduced counsel’s fees for a hearing about who should pay the costs of the substantive hearing.…

Bad Brexit news....the Paris Commercial Court is to recognise common law decisions and to publish its decisions in English and French. This will be a big challenge to London's dominance.

There is no doubt that litigation funding is beginning to revolutionise the litigation market but has still a long journey to make before there is anything like equality of arms between a wealthy litigant and a party with more limited…