Circumventing QOCS via a non-party cost order
Introduction The case of PME v The Scout Association and Bolt Burdon Kemp LLP [2023] EWHC 158 (SCCO) dealt with issues related to enforcing adverse costs through a non-party costs order…
Introduction The case of PME v The Scout Association and Bolt Burdon Kemp LLP [2023] EWHC 158 (SCCO) dealt with issues related to enforcing adverse costs through a non-party costs order…
In the second part of Clarion’s mini-series aimed at helping litigators prepare for the upcoming fixed costs reforms, we look at some interesting developments since the first part of the…
Introduction Qualified One-Way Cost Shifting (QOCS) is a legal rule in the UK that was introduced in 2013 to limit the liability of a claimant for the defendant’s costs in…
Please see below for a recent article about a case Andrew McAulay has been involved in. https://www.associationofcostslawyers.co.uk/journal-hub/Weve-got-the-power Andrew is the Head of the Costs and Litigation Team at Clarion. If…
The delay to the extension of Fixed Costs is a delay not a reprieve. Practitioners should use the time to review their business model and client retainers to ensure they are ready for the changes.
In R on the application of Tax Returned & Ors -v- HMRC it was held that multiple email addresses provided for service did not comply with CPR 4.1 and consequently the claim form had not been served
With the wide-ranging extension of the fixed recoverable costs (FRC) regime just 5 months away, Clarion are launching a new mini blog series to ensure the spotlight very much remains…
The Belsner v Cam Legal Services Limited [2022] EWCA Civ 1387 appeal has been allowed in favour of the Solicitors.