We act for solicitors, insurers, local authorities and law firms nationwide to reduce inflated bills, maximise recovery and resolve complex costs disputes efficiently.
VAT treatment in costs budgets is more than a technical drafting issue. The Marbrow decision affects recoverability strategy, paying party exposure, and how proportionality arguments play out at assessment.
The debate over interest is one which has been ongoing since the inception of the aged legislation which still governs entitlement to it, section 17 of the Judgements Act 1838 as enacted, which stated “XVII Judgment Debts to carry Interest. And be it enacted, That every Judgment Debt shall carry Interest at the Rate of Four Pounds per Centum per Annum from the Time of entering up the Judgment, or from the Time of the Commencement of this Act in Cases of Judgments then ente
