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Part 36 – Finding the right formula – Jordan v MGN Ltd [2017] EWHC 1937 (Ch)

Pt 36 – Finding the right formula We have another case where a decision on costs has been made in a case involving a celebrity – this...

Sep 18, 20175 min read

Court of Protection costs: the OPG 105 form and it’s impact one year on.

SPH explain the OPG 105 form and it’s impact one year on. Effects of New Measures Introduced Last Year Professional Deputies Annual Bills...

Aug 31, 20173 min read

Costs budgeting latest – further “tension” – Woodburn v Thomas [2017] EWHC B16 (Costs)

Costs budgeting latest – further “tension” The world of costs rarely stands still, not least most recently in the areas of interplay...

Aug 30, 20175 min read

Updating Costs Budgets – amending incurred costs – what is the correct approach?

Updating Costs Budgets – amending incurred costs – what is the correct approach? There has, since the inception of Costs Budgeting, been...

Aug 14, 20174 min read

Harrison interpreted – hourly rates a good reason to depart from the budgeted costs at Detailed Asse

Harrison interpreted – hourly rates a good reason to depart from the budgeted costs at Detailed Assessment So you thought that following...

Aug 7, 20173 min read

THE VALIDITY OF CFAs – THE REQUIREMENT OF CANCELLATION NOTICES – Mrs Ozlem Kupeli and 668 others v A

THE VALIDITY OF CFAs – THE REQUIREMENT OF CANCELLATION NOTICES In the case of Mrs Ozlem Kupeli and 668 others v Atlasjet Havacilik Anonim...

Jul 27, 20174 min read

Relief from Sanction Denied for Costs Budget 1 day out of time – Lakhani & Another v Mahmud &amp

Relief from Sanction Denied for Costs Budget 1 day out of time – Lakhani & Another v Mahmud & Others [2017] EWHC 1713 (Ch). Ever since...

Jul 13, 20176 min read

Application of QOCS – Significant New Decision confirms application against Compensatory Bodies

Application of QOCS – Significant New Decision confirms application against Compensatory Bodies The issue of when and where Qualified...

Jul 13, 20174 min read

Costs Budgeting – Rock & Roll Back Again – Sir Cliff Richard OBE v British Broadcasting Corporat

Costs Budgeting – Rock & Roll Back Again – Sir Cliff Richard OBE v British Broadcasting Corporation and Chief Constable of the South...

Jul 6, 20174 min read

New Format Bill of Costs delayed

New Format Bill of Costs delayed After months of wrangling between Jackson LJ and the Hutton Committee over the format of the new Bill of...

Jun 22, 20172 min read

WHAT IS THE POINT OF COSTS BUDGETING? NOW WE HAVE THE ANSWER! – [2017] EWCA Civ 792.

WHAT IS THE POINT OF COSTS BUDGETING? NOW WE HAVE THE ANSWER! – Harrison v University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust...

Jun 21, 20176 min read

The high price of a poorly prepared Bill of Costs – Vivienne Jago v Whitbread Group Plc

The proper preparation of a Bill of Costs in any given matter has long been understood to be a key step to the successful recovery of...

Jun 12, 20176 min read

Refusal to mediate – sanctions won’t always apply – Gore v Naheed & Ahmed [2017] EWCA Civ 369

Refusal to mediate – sanctions won’t always apply. Following the decision of Briggs LJ in PGF II SA v OMFS Company 1 Limited [2013] EWCA...

Jun 12, 20173 min read

Costs Budgeting is no game – Latest Judgment – Fincharm Ltd v Churchill Group Ltd [2017] EWHC 1108 (

Ever since the inception of costs budgeting, both within the pilot scheme at the Technology & Construction Court and thereafter within...

May 24, 20173 min read

High Court guidance on PPE claims – Lord Chancellor v SVS Solicitors [2017] EWHC 1045 (QB)

High Court guidance on PPE claims The High Court has provided extensive guidance on calculating the number of pages of prosecution...

May 22, 20175 min read

Insurers denied right to repayment of Stage 1 Fixed Costs – J C and A Solicitors Ltd v Andeen Iqbal

Court of Appeal rules Claimants entitled to Protocol Stage 1 Fixed Costs Ever since the introduction of the RTA protocol and Stage 1...

May 18, 20173 min read

What is a Costs Lawyer? A Costs Lawyer is a type of lawyer who specialises in settling the legal costs of a case.

A Costs Lawyer is a type of lawyer who specialises in settling the legal costs of court cases. This legal specialist will work across all the types of costs that court proceedings can involve. A typical case for costs lawyers like these will be working out the costs that a failed litigant has to pay if they are ordered by the court to cover the legal costs of their opponent. The Costs Lawyer will advise on the legality of disputing various parts of costs before the case is s

May 17, 20172 min read

COSTS BUDGETING – ROCK & ROLL BACK AGAIN

COSTS BUDGETING – ROCK & ROLL BACK AGAIN There is nothing like a dash of celebrity Stardust to act as a reminder of legal principles and...

May 8, 20172 min read

RECOVERING COSTS IN THE SMALL CLAIMS TRACK – CONSIDERING “UNREASONABLE BEHAVIOUR”

RECOVERING COSTS IN THE SMALL CLAIMS TRACK – CONSIDERING “UNREASONABLE BEHAVIOUR” In a recent case, the Court of Appeal has considered...

Apr 28, 20174 min read

Assigned and varied CFA -Supreme Court Allows Success Fee and ATE premium – Plevin v Paragon Persona

In Plevin v Paragon Personal Finance Limited [2017] UKSC 23, the Supreme Court has upheld the recoverability of both the Claimant’s...

Mar 30, 20175 min read

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