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



![Refusal to mediate – sanctions won’t always apply – Gore v Naheed & Ahmed [2017] EWCA Civ 369](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f40706_669a09ddff1d434d941fd93078e4622d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/f40706_669a09ddff1d434d941fd93078e4622d~mv2.jpg)
- Jun 12, 2017
- 3 min
Refusal to mediate – sanctions won’t always apply – Gore v Naheed & Ahmed [2017] EWCA Civ 369

![Costs Budgeting is no game – Latest Judgment – Fincharm Ltd v Churchill Group Ltd [2017] EWHC 1108 (](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f40706_3a4296179b0d45c3ab2fb91256e2eaae~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/f40706_3a4296179b0d45c3ab2fb91256e2eaae~mv2.jpg)
- May 24, 2017
- 3 min
Costs Budgeting is no game – Latest Judgment – Fincharm Ltd v Churchill Group Ltd [2017] EWHC 1108 (

![High Court guidance on PPE claims – Lord Chancellor v SVS Solicitors [2017] EWHC 1045 (QB)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f40706_0a88862c20634ebe8eb25998acba55b3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/f40706_0a88862c20634ebe8eb25998acba55b3~mv2.jpg)
- May 22, 2017
- 5 min
High Court guidance on PPE claims – Lord Chancellor v SVS Solicitors [2017] EWHC 1045 (QB)


- May 18, 2017
- 3 min
Insurers denied right to repayment of Stage 1 Fixed Costs – J C and A Solicitors Ltd v Andeen Iqbal


- May 17, 2017
- 2 min
What is a Costs Lawyer? A Costs Lawyer is a type of lawyer who specialises in settling the legal cos


- May 8, 2017
- 2 min
COSTS BUDGETING – ROCK & ROLL BACK AGAIN


- Apr 28, 2017
- 4 min
RECOVERING COSTS IN THE SMALL CLAIMS TRACK – CONSIDERING “UNREASONABLE BEHAVIOUR”

- Mar 30, 2017
- 5 min
Assigned and varied CFA -Supreme Court Allows Success Fee and ATE premium – Plevin v Paragon Persona


- Mar 24, 2017
- 3 min
NEW RULES ON COSTS BUDGETING & COURT HEARING FEES – Practice Direction 3 E – Civil Procedure Rul


- Mar 3, 2017
- 5 min
“The Court will not – the words are mandatory – depart from the budget, absent good reason.” Merrix


- Feb 20, 2017
- 12 min
Costs Budgeting – A Comprehensive Update – SPH Costing Services Ltd – Costs Lawyers & Law Costs

![WHAT IS THE POINT OF COSTS BUDGETING (2)? – MacInnes v Hans Thomas Gross [2017] EWHC 127 (QB)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f40706_6b71b456fb8e49b1a769fbfb4b304e0d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/f40706_6b71b456fb8e49b1a769fbfb4b304e0d~mv2.jpg)
- Feb 13, 2017
- 4 min
WHAT IS THE POINT OF COSTS BUDGETING (2)? – MacInnes v Hans Thomas Gross [2017] EWHC 127 (QB)


- Jan 24, 2017
- 5 min
Proportionality of Costs – Savings Advice Ltd and Zinc Consumer Ltd v EDF Energy Customers PLC [2017

- Jan 11, 2017
- 3 min
Proposed Changes to Advocacy Costs In Crime Matters – Advocate Graduated Fee Scheme (AGFS)


- Jan 9, 2017
- 2 min
A NEW HOPE ON PROPORTIONALITY – SCCO MASTERS SPLIT ON HOW THE NEW RULES APPLY TO ADDITIONAL LIABILIT

- Dec 13, 2016
- 5 min
Reasonable ATE premium can still be disproportionate – Martin v Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundati


- Nov 28, 2016
- 5 min
Senior Costs Judge provides insight into decisions on hourly rates, (retrospective) success fees, AT


- Nov 17, 2016
- 5 min
Court of Appeal clarifies when Fixed Recoverable Costs apply – Qader & Others v Esure Services L
![MR TERRANCE BIRD v ACORN GROUP LTD – WHICH FIXED COSTS APPLY? [2016] EWCA Civ 1096 (11 November 2016](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f40706_9744481700634eb0a03710c3e2074f46~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_300,h_129,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/f40706_9744481700634eb0a03710c3e2074f46~mv2.png)
- Nov 14, 2016
- 3 min
MR TERRANCE BIRD v ACORN GROUP LTD – WHICH FIXED COSTS APPLY? [2016] EWCA Civ 1096 (11 November 2016