Getting paid properly – Costs estimates
Why provide an estimate of costs to your client in respect to their legal claim? It keeps your client informed and therefore there are no surprises, this in turn manages…
Why provide an estimate of costs to your client in respect to their legal claim? It keeps your client informed and therefore there are no surprises, this in turn manages…
The case of HMRC -v- Gardiner and Others [2018] EWHC 1716 (QB) is a case concerning an alleged breach of the indemnity principle. Background The Respondents were amongst several tax…
The Protected Party is a young woman with learning disabilities. She previously lived with her family but took part in a number of social and community activities. Concerns were raised,…
Cost estimates are necessary for fast track claims when the fixed costs regime is not applicable and for non-budgeted cases In accordance with CPR 28 PD6.1 (4), a cost estimate…
The traditional approach to costs recovery has been to prepare a statement of costs for trial, perhaps convert it into a without prejudice schedule of costs for negotiation and, when…
The time for making the application for a payment on account is changing. It has been established that any request for a payment on account should be requested as soon…
In the case of Hounslow v A Father & Mother (Costs in the Court of Protection – Disproportionate litigation) [2018] EWCOP 23, Judge Eldergill looked at the effects of deviating…
Partial strike out of the budget in the case of Page v RGC Restaurants Ltd ! Be wary when preparing budgets, do NOT prepare a budget up until a particular stage,…