Mis-Certification of a Bill of Costs – Be careful!
Back in May, I posted a Vlog about the SRA’s decision following the Court of Appeal’s Judgment in Gempride v Bamrah [2018] EWCA Civ 1367. You can view that Vlog…
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Ensure consistency between your Costs Budget and Bill of Costs
Consistency and a true connection between Costs Management and Detailed Assessment is essential for the successful recovery of costs on Detailed Assessment. If a costs budget is prepared incorrectly, which…
Changes in relation to CPR Practice Direction 21
From 6 April 2019, Practice Direction 21 of the CPR will be amended to make it compulsory for a bill of costs or a “informal breakdown in the form of…
Proportionality – a flurry of cases
Proportionality is a hot topic in the legal costs world at the moment and in the last 4 months there has been a flurry of cases from the Senior Courts…
Make sure your costs budgets, statements of costs and bills of costs are prepared correctly!
The Court of Appeal recently handed down Judgment (Gempride -v- Jagrit Bamrah and Lawlords of London Limited [2018]) in a case which involved alleged misconduct in detailed assessment proceedings. The…
INDEMNITY COSTS FOLLOWING DISCONTINUANCE OF PROCEEDINGS
CPR 38.3 provides that a Claimant may discontinue a claim by filing and serving a Notice of Discontinuance on the other parties. Under CPR 38.6(1) it states the following: “Unless…
Make sure you prepare a Risk Assessment!
The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO) was a piece of legislation which introduced a number of very important changes to civil litigation costs and funding.…