Day: 20 May 2015
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Cap on costs budgeting fees
The post-Jackson CPR remains a mess of badly drafted and confusing rules. The Glossary to the CPR defines “Budget” as: “An estimate of the reasonable and proportionate costs (including disbursements) which a party intends to incur in the proceedings.” The words “intends to incur” suggests that “budget” is limited to future costs. However, PD 3E…