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Guideline Hourly Rates Report published by CJC.
The Civil Justice Council has published its final report on guideline hourly rates. The full report can be found here: ...
Aug 1, 20211 min read
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Costs Budgeting – latest update to CPR heralds new Precedent T, Budget Variation
Costs Budgeting – latest update to CPR heralds new Precedent T, Budget Variation Since the inception of the CPR in 1999, there have been...
Jul 30, 20204 min read
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TO INCLUDE OR NOT INCLUDE? – VAT IS THE QUESTION (ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL)
Where would lawyers be without some ambiguities in the rules? But whilst “good for business” some alleged ambiguities do cause some head...
Jul 18, 20203 min read
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Very important change to the budgeting regime coming into effect from 1 October 2019
Practitioners should be aware of a very important change to the budgeting regime coming into effect from 1 October 2019 by way of the...
Sep 23, 20193 min read
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NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION - I WILL REMEMBER TO REVISE MY BUDGET
“Well, just do the best that you can” is a recurring phrase heard by Costs Lawyers from their Solicitor clients when it is pointed out...
Dec 31, 20185 min read
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HOW TO SET A COSTS BUDGET
The High Court has provided guidance to Judges as to how they should set Budgets. In Yirenki v Ministry of Defence [2018] EWHC 3102 (QB)...
Dec 13, 20184 min read
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Effect of Budget at Detailed Assessment - Nash v Ministry of Defence (SCCO 22/2/18).
A further decision as to how a Costs Management Order (“CMO”) should be interpreted upon Detailed Assessment
Mar 16, 20185 min read
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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
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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
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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
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Relief from Sanction Denied for Costs Budget 1 day out of time – Lakhani & Another v Mahmud &
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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NEW RULES ON COSTS BUDGETING & COURT HEARING FEES – Practice Direction 3 E – Civil Procedure Rul
NEW RULES ON COSTS BUDGETING & COURT HEARING FEES Two sets of amendments to the Rules are being implemented in relation to which...
Mar 24, 20173 min read
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“The Court will not – the words are mandatory – depart from the budget, absent good reason.” Merrix
WHAT IS THE POINT OF COSTS BUDGETING? (3) We had not anticipated that we would be writing a series of articles on this subject in such...
Mar 3, 20175 min read
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Costs Budgeting – A Comprehensive Update – SPH Costing Services Ltd – Costs Lawyers & Law Costs
Costs Budgeting – Update Generally The issue of costs budgeting is one which had its genesis in Jackson LJ’s Final Report of December...
Feb 20, 201712 min read
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WHAT IS THE POINT OF COSTS BUDGETING (2)? – MacInnes v Hans Thomas Gross [2017] EWHC 127 (QB)
WHAT IS THE POINT OF COSTS BUDGETING (2)? “One of the main benefits to be gained from the increased work for the parties (and the court)...
Feb 13, 20174 min read
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WHAT IS THE POINT OF COSTS BUDGETING? Merrix v Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust Claim No: A90BM
WHAT IS THE POINT OF COSTS BUDGETING? This is a question often asked rhetorically by practitioners frustrated by the seemingly ever more...
Oct 24, 20168 min read
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