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: conditional fee agreement
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…
An Early Christmas Present
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…
Coventry –v- Lawrence – The Immediate Aftermath and why Additional Liabilities on pre-Jackson cases are still recoverable
Most lawyers will likely be familiar with the unexpected judgment provided by the Supreme Court in the case of Coventry and others v Lawrence and another (No 2) [2014] UKSC…