With the introduction of court fees based upon a percentage of the claim, paying parties are increasingly seeking to challenge the issue fee claimed on assessment. Matthew Rose looks at how to ensure that the court fee is recovered in full.
Securing a Payment on Account for Solicitors at the conclusion of a claim can be crucial to cash flow. With many hours of work locked up in a matter, securing…
There has been much commentary recently about the use of mediation in legal costs disputes. The recent case of Bristow v The Princess Alexander Hospital NHS Trust (Case No. HQ…
On 28 January 2016 LJ Jackson is due to speak on the issue of fixed fees within the legal profession. It is widely predicted that he will recommend an extension…
We wanted to end the year by letting you know about our monthly newsletter that will be launching in 2016. We have included our “12 tweets of Christmas” which includes links…
On 1 October 2015 there was a change to CPR 47.6, which introduced Precedent Q. What is Precedent Q? Precedent Q is a document which will provide details of costs…
The recent case of Engeham –v- London & Quadrant Housing Ltd & Academy of Plumbing Ltd[i] represents good news for Claimant lawyers conducting work under Conditional Fee Agreements (CFA’s). In…
On 11 September 2015 DJ Jenkinson, sitting in Liverpool County Court, held that a Conditional Fee Agreement was not capable of assignment between two firms where the initial Conditional Fee…
