Today, I presented at our annual commercial litigation webinar on the topic of Statements of Costs for Summary Assessment, where I covered the following: What is a summary assessment?; A…
The recent case of Preston v Beaumont [2022] EWHC 440 (Ch), is an example of the court adopting a strict approach to the mandatory requirements of a practice direction. In this case…
Court and Tribunal Fees – The Government response to the consultation on ‘Increasing selected court fees and Help with Fees income thresholds by inflation’ Following a consultation process, the Government…
In the much-publicised libel claim of Rebekah Vardy v Coleen Rooney, each party was required to file a costs budget that detailed the costs incurred to date and the amount…
Earlier this week, following the judgement in Puharic v Silverbond Enterprises Ltd [2021] the High Court confirmed that a 90% payment on account of costs was a reasonable sum for…
The sanction for failing to file a costs budget is clear under CPR 3.14; court fees only, unless the court otherwise orders. The CPR is silent however on the penalty…
