Part 36 offers and split trials
Where a split trial has been ordered and a party has made a Part 36 offer which relates to issues that have not yet been decided, the usual order will…
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The importance of being organised
As you are all aware, organisation rules the world! This is a very important point when you are preparing your files to send to your Costs Draftsman. An untidy or…
Avoiding Challenges to your Costs IV: Time Recording
Time spent time recording is time well-spent. Time recording can sometimes seem onerous, particularly when in the midst of tackling some complex and urgent legal problem. However, good time recording…
Small Claims Track Limit – Employers and Public Liability Claims
It has been announced that the small claims limit for non-RTA cases will increase to £1,500 instead of £2,000. The change will take effect from April 2022. The new £5,000…
Client care and the indemnity principle in Court of Protection
Stephanie Kaye, senior associate and Laura Gillin, associate at Clarion discuss the issues arising in respect of the indemnity principle following the decision of PLK & Others, client care requirements…
Persimmon Homes Ltd v Osborne Clark LLP – A warning to act promptly when revising costs budgets
The High Court has delivered the most significant judgment since the implementation of the use Precedent T for budget revisions in October 2020, and the provisions of CPR 3.15A. The…
NHS Trust v CD Ors – Can the COP consent to the withdrawal of life sustaining treatment?
In the recent case of London NHS Trust v CD & Ors, P was a 20 year old woman who, on 18 January 2021, attempted suicide. She was discovered by…