Since the majority of these legal claims don't reach civil trial, as a litigation attorney you're probably spending a lot of time drafting settlement agreements
early in the litigation process.
The motion can be brought
later in the litigation process as well, although the purpose of the motion is to avoid incurring significant expenses in a case that should be dismissed.
Secondly, it takes less time for the parties to settle the dispute through arbitration, since the arbitration award is final while there are two
instances in the litigation process.
advancements in information technology are encouraging more and more litigants to become actively
involved in the litigation process, even if they do not ultimately seek to represent themselves before the
The vast majority of CDFA's are members of the financial industry or the accounting field and have traditionally
participated in the litigation process assisting a spouse's legal counsel with regard to the various financial settlement options.
In recent years, it has become more common for Plaintiff's counsel to be faced with an insurer who refuses to schedule mediation until a certain step
in the litigation process occurs, such as Examination for Discovery.
The chances of that
happening in the litigation process is unlikely, but once a couple enters mediation or the collaborative divorce process, a new rule book comes into play which stipulates (among other things):
The settlement is usually resolved early
in the litigation process when the plaintiff agrees to give up the right to pursue any further legal action in connection with the accident or injury, in exchange for payment of an agreed - to sum of money from the defendant or an insurance company.
In any litigation, Brandon focuses on pursuing the most productive strategy for his clients, whether that means negotiating a business - oriented resolution or engaging
in the litigation process through a trial or administrative hearing.
Moreover, while costs awards are intended to make a successful litigant whole, costs in the Federal Court are determined in accordance with the Federal Courts Rules, which prescribe fixed dollar amounts for various steps
in the litigation process regardless of the actual costs incurred: Litigants can only expect to recover approximately 25 per cent of their actual legal costs in complex cases.
In his thought - provoking article in the latest edition of Funding in Focus, Sir Bernard Eder offers a number of observations on
developments in the litigation process since he was called to the Bar in the early 1970s — some welcome and some less so.
Think of how effective it could be if a video of an attorney discussing what a client should expect to
handle in the litigation process came up next to your «contact us» page.