Success fees for defamation cases in the U.K. are to be slashed by 90 percent in a major step toward libel reform. The move has already been hailed as a victory for free-speech campaigners, coming at a time when the tactics of claimants in libel cases have attracted sustained controversy. The changes will go into effect in April in a bid to stop legal costs in defamation cases spiraling out of control, reducing the success fees lawyers can charge from 100 percent to 10 percent.
March 08, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Success fees for defamation cases in the U.K. are to be slashed by 90 percent in a major step towards libel reform.
The move was announced on March 3 by the Ministry of Justice, following a consultation issued in January, “Controlling costs in defamation proceedings.”
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