Legal Cost Specialists

March 2013

Legal costs chaos

Today is the last working day before the Jackson reforms kick in. Over the last few weeks I’ve been busy speaking at various costs conferences, giving in-house seminars to solicitors, recording podcasts, writing extensively on the new changes and speaking to numerous costs judges, costs lawyers, law costs draftsmen and specialist costs counsel. What has […]

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Part 47.19 transitional provisions

The new civil procedure rules, regulations, etc appear to have more transitional provisions than there are grains of sand in the Sahara. Understanding not just the rules but also the relevant transitional provisions is crucial. (See for example how the transitional provisions treat the new proportionality test.) Offers in detailed assessment proceedings are currently governed

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Costs management

Members of the Association of Costs Lawyers have received an invitation from His Honour Judge Simon Brown QC for their comments or observations upon costs management and its mechanics under the pilot scheme under PD 51G. This pilot runs until 31 March 2013 and a final report will be published on 26 March 2013. Costs

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Part 36 offers and detailed assesment proceedings

The Association of Costs Lawyers often used to have an examination question along the lines of: “There is no point in a receiving party making an offer to settle in detailed assessment proceedings. Discuss.” The reasoning behind the question is that receiving parties currently have a presumption in their favour that they will be awarded

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