The central issue in Jones v Wrexham Borough Council [2007] EWCA Civ 1356 concerned the, on first sight somewhat esoteric, issue of whether a pre-November 2005 CFA amounted to a “CFA Lite”. A “CFA Lite” is defined by regulation 3A of the Conditional Fee Agreement (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2003 as being a CFA where, with […]
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The main issue considered in Crane v Canons Leisure [2007] EWCA Civ 1352 was whether the work performed by external costs draftsmen should attract a success fee. The claim had been conducted under a CCFA and, come the detailed assessment proceedings, the successful Claimant’s solicitors outsourced the work to external costs draftsmen. The Claimant’s solicitors
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In our last two Costs Law Updates we reported the decisions in Myers v Bonnington Cavendish Hotel) Ltd [2007] EWHC 90077 (Costs) and McFayden v Liverpool CC (Liverpool County Court, 9/5/07). These cases also concerned alleged breaches of Regulation 4(2)(e)(ii) where the Claimant’s solicitors had recommended an ATE policy but had failed to notify the
