CostsCast 11/08/2020:
In our latest podcast Andrew McAulay and Matthew Rose discuss some recent developments relating to recoverability of VAT and loan interest, inaccurate bills, Counsels fees in fixed costs cases and…
Tag: Fixed Costs
Costs Capping Pilot Scheme
Sir Rupert Jackson’s proposal regarding costs capping is now a reality, with the launch of the voluntary capped costs pilot scheme on 14 January in London, Manchester and Leeds Business…
The Senior Court Costs Office Guide – how to get paid for your work!
A recent publication of the Senior Courts Cost Office Guide was produced as a result of various changes in the way legal costs are being assessed. However, in respect of…
Case Management Refresher
Cost estimates are necessary for fast track claims when the fixed costs regime is not applicable and for non-budgeted cases In accordance with CPR 28 PD6.1 (4), a cost estimate…
Fixed Costs – the effect of acceptance of a Part 36 offer
The case of Ansell & Evans -v- AT&T (GB) Holdings Ltd (County Court at Oxford 14/12/2017) was an appeal to the County Court in relation to the interpretation and effect of…
Getting your orders right – Fixed Costs
The introduction of fixed costs was expected to create certainty in the amount which parties would recover at the conclusion of a claim. However the rules as drafted leave numerous…
Indemnity Basis Costs Awards
The case of MacInnes v Hans Thomas Gross [2017] contains some very useful information for any law firm or litigant considering the issue of indemnity basis costs awards. Pages 2…
Fixed Recoverable Costs – the pilot scheme
Following on from my newsletter below, the Civil Procedure Rule Committee meeting notes have been published today. Last month I explained how Jackson LJ had suggested how ‘capped fixed costs’…