How to lose a million
The Supreme Court has refused to entertain an appeal against the decision in XDE V NORTH MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NHS TRUST (2020) EWCA Civ 543. The claimant was switched from…
Tag: CFAs
Pre 1.4.13 CFA – Advocacy or Litigation services provided OR not?
The recent case of Choudhury -v- Markerstudy could have serious repercussions for receiving parties in Detailed Assessments. Here is a brief summary of the case: Rohan Choudhury (a child) suffered…
Looking Back: are costs incurred prior to the date of a CFA recoverable?
For retainers entered into on and after 1 April 2013, success fees have been, in the vast majority of cases, unrecoverable inter partes. For this reason, it is easy to…
Allowance of a Retrospective Success Fee
The case of Ghising v Secretary of State for the Home Department 2015 (Click here for the Judgment) is an interesting case to read in relation to retrospective success fees.
“Further decision on the Assignment of CFAs from Master Rowley in the SCCO”
In Webb v London Borough of Bromley 2016 (unreported), the Claimant challenged a decision by Master Rowley following the Provisional Assessment of the Claimant’s Bill of Costs. Within the Provisional Assessment, Master…