The High Court has delivered an important reminder to parties, of the potential repercussions in respect of costs if they act unreasonably throughout the litigation. In VV v VV [2022]…
The provisions of CPR 36.16 (2) specifically state that: ‘The fact that a Part 36 offer has been made and the terms of such offer must not be communicated to…
With households and businesses feeling the pinch more than ever in the current financial climate and following the Bank of England’s announcement on 5 May that base interest rates had…
In a move which is very much in line with the Master of the Rolls vision for online digital justice, the use of the Damages Claims Portal for all claims…
In a favorable judgment for Claimant Solicitors, the Supreme Court has decided by a narrow 3:2 majority that the Claimant’s Solicitors were entitled to an equitable lien over their clients’…
Further guidance has been given on several issues in relation to security for costs, in the recent case of Tulip Trading Ltd v Bitcoin Association for BSV, which is one…
Important guidance has arrived from the senior costs judge Andrew Gordon-Saker, which outlines the procedure to be followed in the Senior Courts Costs Office where a child or protected party…
The Court of Appeal has delivered an important ruling in the case of West v Burton [2021] WLR(D)379], on which provisions of CPR 45 apply where the claimant dies throughout the course…
