The 57th Update to the Civil Procedure Rules (who remembers the good old days of the 16th Update?) introduces changes in a number of areas. Most of these come into force on 1 October 2011. The first one relevant to costs law is the amendment to Part 36 formally reversing Carver v BAA. The change […]
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The Civil Justice Council has announced the membership of an expert working party that will consider implementation of the Jackson reforms of civil litigation costs. The working party will be considering proposals for qualified one-way costs shifting, Part 36 and the new proportionality test. The members of the working party are: • Chair: Alistair Kinley,
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A couple of recent Blog posts (“Success fee cap plus uncapped ATE?” and “No cap in non-PI cases”) commented on the potential reductions to claimants’ damages that we may see with the end to recoverability of success fees and how the suggested cap may operate. Kerry Underwood has reminded me that he explored these issues
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