Costs
Keep informed and up to date with breaking news and key updates in the world of costs.
Government looks to extend 'fundamental dishonesty'
The Government’s proposals to require courts to dismiss claims for personal injury in the event of a finding of “fundamental dishonesty” recently moved one step closer to becoming law. What has now…
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How do we now get some progress on hourly rates paid to claimants?
Yesterday saw the result of the year-long process of reviewing the emotive subject of what hourly rates should be paid to successful litigants and their lawyers in cases to which fixed costs do not…
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Civil Procedure Rules: 69th and 70th updates
Three updates to the CPR have been published this month and will come into effect in April:
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Civil justice, costs reforms and Jackson update
In Rattan v UBS AG London Branch (2014) the Claimant agreed with the Defendant that they would exchange costs budgets by 28 February. Having then filed their budget on 27 February, the Claimant…
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Review of the Jackson/LASPO changes from Friday's CJC conference
On Friday the Civil Justice Council hosted the most significant debate yet on where we now stood upon implementation of the Jackson/LASPO changes 12 months on. The conference also showed where plans…
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Latest pointers on claims volumes and claims inflation
Today saw the release of the figures for February.
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Part 36 offers: Exaggeration of appropriate order for costs
In this personal injury claim, the Defendant was still entitled to costs protection under CPR Part 36, albeit that its offer had been formally withdrawn and not reinstated.
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Civil justice, costs reforms and Jackson/LASPO update
Our monthly round up of progress with the Jackson and associated civil justice reforms.
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Civil justice, costs reforms and Jackson/LASPO update
Monthly round up of progress with the Jackson and associated civil justice reforms including updates on costs budgeting, court fees and Jackson in action.
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Costs: ADR – silence in face of invitation to mediate – unreasonable
Alexia Drew and Simon Mason review the Court of Appeal’s decision in PGF II SA v OMFS Co 1 Ltd (2013) to extend the Halsey guidelines. Parties who stay silent in response to an offer to enter into…
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