Late costs budget? Not all lost…
The sanction imposed for failing to file a costs budget when required applied to future costs only in the recent appeal case of Hardy v Skeels (04.03.21, County Court at Stoke). The…
Author: Anna Lockyer
Reform to Trial Witness Statements in the Business and Property Courts
New duties and obligations will be placed on commercial litigators from the 6 April 2021 – Anna Lockyer and Professor Dominic Regan discuss the key features of these changes, their…
More changes are coming to costs in the latest amendments to the CPR – Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2021
More changes are coming to costs in the latest amendments to the CPR – Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2021, which comes into force on 6 April 2021, and the 127th…
High Court ruling addresses Part 36 anomaly
In the privacy case of Pallett v MGN Ltd [2021], the Defendant sought to exploit an anomaly in the Part 36 rules by accepting an offer outside the relevant period and inviting…
Lock Up and Cash Flow: How the Precedent H Costs Budget can assist – updating and monitoring is key
Please see our Costs Management team’s first of many podcasts. We include useful tips regarding how the precedent H Cost Budget can assist with lock up and cash-flow. We also…