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,…
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Reforming Budgeting, Guideline Rates, Pre-action/Digitisation and Consequences of Extended FRC
The Civil Justice Council have published their costs consultation responses and recommendations: Although four key areas were considered, costs budgeting was the focus. Costs Budgeting The overarching finding was that…
Update on implementation of the extension to fixed recoverable costs
This third instalment of Clarion’s mini-series on preparing for the forthcoming fixed costs reforms, looks at recently announced changes following the Civil Procedure Rule Committee meeting on 3 March 2023.…
The Costs Management Practice Direction has changed!
With effect from the 1 December 2022 ‘Practice Direction 3E – Costs Management’ has been renumbered to ‘3D’ as per the 152nd Update – Practice Direction Amendments. The contents of…
Optimising Costs Management: Part 3
This is the final entry of our three-part series on optimising costs management. The first blog in this series outlined the 2% budget process provision; how to utilise this to…
Proposed increases to court fees to proceed
Court and Tribunal Fees – The Government response to the consultation on ‘Increasing selected court fees and Help with Fees income thresholds by inflation’ Following a consultation process, the Government…
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More changes are coming to costs in the latest amendments to the CPR – Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2021
More changes are coming to costs in the latest amendments to the CPR – Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2021, which comes into force on 6 April 2021, and the 127th…
Lock Up and Cash Flow: How the Precedent H Costs Budget can assist – updating and monitoring is key
Please see our Costs Management team’s first of many podcasts. We include useful tips regarding how the precedent H Cost Budget can assist with lock up and cash-flow. We also…