The High Court has delivered the most significant judgment since the implementation of the use Precedent T for budget revisions in October 2020, and the provisions of CPR 3.15A. The…
The sanction imposed for failing to file a costs budget when required applied to future costs only in the recent appeal case of Hardy v Skeels (04.03.21, County Court at Stoke). The…
In the much-publicised libel claim of Rebekah Vardy v Coleen Rooney, each party was required to file a costs budget that detailed the costs incurred to date and the amount…
New duties and obligations will be placed on commercial litigators from the 6 April 2021 – Anna Lockyer and Professor Dominic Regan discuss the key features of these changes, their…
From 6th April Trial witness statements in the Business and Property Courts are subject to drastic reforms . Radical features include 1. A duty to explain to a witness at the outset the proper purpose and…
The CPRC have released minutes of their latest meeting. The committee has provided further information regarding the proposals and options relating to revisions to CPR r3.15 and PD 3E, please…
The 109th update has clarified what falls within “incurred” costs, and made some changes to the guidance regarding which phase costs fall into. Watch the video for details and tips for the period between the drafting of the budget and the date of the CCMC.
HMCTS are consolidating the work of the courts and tribunals into fewer buildings. It has been announced that from Monday 30 March 2020 there will be a network of priority…
