Mis-Certification of a Bill of Costs – Be careful!
Back in May, I posted a Vlog about the SRA’s decision following the Court of Appeal’s Judgment in Gempride v Bamrah [2018] EWCA Civ 1367. You can view that Vlog…
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Our Seminar Programme
An update on our costs and litigation funding seminar programme for the rest of the year.
THE INDEMNITY PRINCIPLE – WHAT IS IT? IS IT IMPORTANT?
What is the Indemnity Principle? A long-established principle which effectively means that a successful party cannot recover more in legal costs then they are liable to pay their solicitor under…
INDEMNITY COSTS FOLLOWING DISCONTINUANCE OF PROCEEDINGS
CPR 38.3 provides that a Claimant may discontinue a claim by filing and serving a Notice of Discontinuance on the other parties. Under CPR 38.6(1) it states the following: “Unless…
Pre 1.4.13 CFA – Advocacy or Litigation services provided OR not?
The recent case of Choudhury -v- Markerstudy could have serious repercussions for receiving parties in Detailed Assessments. Here is a brief summary of the case: Rohan Choudhury (a child) suffered…
Third Party Funding – Regulation or Not?
John Hyde of the Law Society Gazette recently gave a useful update on the issue of statutory regulation in relation to third party litigation funding. You can access his short…