Kenton v Slee Blackwell [2023] EWHC 2613 (SCCO)
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…
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Proposals for change to Practice Direction on Interim Remedies and Security for Costs
Introduction At present, the Civil Procedure Rule Part 25 has two Practice Directions: Practice Direction 25A and Practice Direction 25B. The Civil Procedure Rule Committee confirmed within their most recently…
Judicial Review issued in relation to October’s Fixed Costs reforms
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…
More bumps in the road for Fixed Recoverable Costs extension, as MOJ opens further consultation prior to implementation
It was announced on Friday, that the MOJ has opened a consultation which will run to 8 September, with responses invited on a number of key issues which the draft…
Failure to explain costs budget overspend prevents costs recovery from client
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,…
Solicitors’ Duty of Care to their Clients (Forster v Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP)
The court’s decision in Forster v RPC clarifies their duties to their clients when acting under a CFA.
Guideline Hourly Rates are the starting point not the finishing point
Arguments concerning solicitors hourly rates have always been a central issue in the assessment of costs, regardless of whether there is a detailed assessment or a summary assessment. Those arguments…
Estimated time or pure imagination?
In Ikin -v- Shawbrook Bank Limited (2023) the judgment of Senior Costs Judge Gordon Saker looks at the issues surrounding estimated time and contains many points for litigators to take on board.…