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…
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.…
The Civil Procedure Rules Committee has confirmed that from 1 October 2023, fixed recoverable costs (FRC) will be extended.
This case concerns P’s views in relation to contact with care workers and receiving care where P’s capacity may fluctuate. Background P is a 34-year-old woman with a diagnosis of…
Introduction The case of PME v The Scout Association and Bolt Burdon Kemp LLP [2023] EWHC 158 (SCCO) dealt with issues related to enforcing adverse costs through a non-party costs order…
In the second part of Clarion’s mini-series aimed at helping litigators prepare for the upcoming fixed costs reforms, we look at some interesting developments since the first part of the…
Please see below for a recent article about a case Andrew McAulay has been involved in. https://www.associationofcostslawyers.co.uk/journal-hub/Weve-got-the-power Andrew is the Head of the Costs and Litigation Team at Clarion. If…
From 1 November 2022 the COP E-Bill came into force. This will look slightly different to the Bills that COP practitioners are used to and will include some additional information…
