February
Articles matching "costs management"
Claimants' costs budget is reduced by £2m in class action
Following on from a rare instance of the Court conducting the costs budgeting process by way of written submissions, the Claimants' estimated costs in a class action were reduced by over £2m after…
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Costs management works and is here to stay
‘Costs management works’ and ‘is here to stay’. These were the words of Lord Justice Jackson on 13th May speaking alongside the Master of the Rolls, Lord Dyson at the Harbour Litigation Funding…
Read moreAn audience with Lord Justice Jackson: reviewing costs management
Last week Lord Justice Jackson conducted a discussion in Leeds on how costs management is working in multi-track cases and what “tweaking” may be required to the costs management rules. The meeting…
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Costs Management Orders: first instance decisions or appellate court issues?
There have been two recent appeal decisions in relation to costs management orders. In Redfern v Corby Borough Council (2014) and Havenga v Gateshead NHS Foundation Trust & Anor (2014) the…
Read moreGuidance on costs management: Yeo v Times Newspapers Ltd (2015)
Two of the most common issues to arise at costs management hearings are the extent to which the court can and should consider hourly rates, and whether contingencies are justified, necessary or…
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