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Leading counsel – costs not allowed

April 2024 | Professional

Firms instructing counsel should take heed from a recent HC case involving an appeal against a costs judge to disallow leading counsel’s fees when determining the appellant’s recoverable costs on detailed assessment. The underlying claim arose out of the appellant’s mother’s death from mesothelioma. Her late husband, the appellant’s father, predeceased her. He also died …

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High-risk third countries – change

March 2024 | Professional

From 23 January 2024, Schedule 3ZA (the old statutory list of High Risk Third Countries (HRTC) which was being updated frequently) has been repealed. HRTCs will now be defined as those who are subject to increased monitoring (‘grey list’) or to a call for action (‘blacklist’) by the international Financial Action Task Force (FATF). To …

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