Where a paying party requests a reduction in costs on the basis that “there is always a reduction,” the request will not necessarily be granted and a lower figure automatically…
Senior Costs Judge Gordon-Saker found that providing a ‘hopelessly inaccurate estimate’ and an inadequate risk assessment regarding a success fee will result in the claim for costs against the client…
Ivanishvili -v- Signature Litigation LLP (2023) This case concerns the legitimacy of interim statute bills and potential difficulties in rendering the same. In the substantive action, the Claimant issued proceedings…
It has been confirmed that Judicial Review proceedings have been issued by Association of Personal Injury lawyers (APIL), against the Lord Chancellor, in relation to the extended fixed costs rules…
Last month, the handing down of the judgment in R (on the application of Paccar Inc and others) v Competition Appeal Tribunal and others [2023] UKSC 28 saw the Supreme…
In a significant ruling for litigators who deal with cases captured by the current fixed costs regimes, the Court of Appeal in Santiago v Motor Insurers’ Bureau [2023] EWCA Civ…
The recent case of JXC v NIS [2023] EWHC 1000 (SCCO) (21 April 2023) is an example of a solicitor who had successfully concluded a claim of the utmost severity,…
In the case of Hadley v Przybylo [2023] EWHC 1392 (KB) it was ruled that fee earner time dealing with Case Managers, Multi-Disciplinary Teams and Court of Protection Deputies should…
