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…
On the basis it would be “expensive and speculative” to produce separate costs budgets for the defended claim and the Part 20 claim, Master Dagnall decided only one budget would…
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…
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…
This month sees 10 years since the introduction of costs budgeting, which means we have experienced a decade of improved transparency on costs through the litigation journey. Since the implementation…
In the case of Lemos and Ors -v- Church Bay Trust Company Ltd and Ors [2023] EWHC 157 (Ch) Judge Jones did not accept that budgets were reasonable and proportionate,…
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…
