Legal Cost Specialists
The decision in Belsner v Cam Legal Services Ltd [2020] EWHC 2755 (QB) will have sent a shiver down the spine of many claimant solicitors in the personal injury field, although the decision may well have wider implications. The case concerned a solicitor/own client assessment. The underlying matter concerned a low value RTA being pursued […]
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I have already written about the case of Marbrow v Sharpes Garden Services Ltd [2020] EWHC B26 (Costs) (10 July 2020) where the Senior Costs Judge Master Gordon-Saker declined the Claimant’s invitation to award pre-judgment interest on costs. He also declined my invitation, on behalf of the Defendant paying party, to only allow interest from
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White Paper’s always excellent annual costs conference did not proceed as normal this year for obvious reasons. However, the full conference with the full array of speakers proceeded as a pre-recorded webinar event. This is still available to view online here (until 29 July 2020) for a very modest £204 plus VAT.
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Last week in Marbrow v Sharpes Garden Services Ltd [2020] EWHC B26 (Costs) (10 July 2020) the Senior Costs Judge Master Gordon-Saker handed down a reserved judgment in relation to three discreet issues where I acted for the Defendant paying party. None of the issues were novel, but they are ones that have continued to
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Can a “Calderbank” offer made during the course of detailed assessment proceedings be accepted by a receiving party after the detailed assessment hearing has commenced and once it has become clear that the receiving party will ultimately recover less than the amount of the offer? Yes, ruled Mr Justice Morris in MEF v St George’s
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Guidance on remote costs hearings has now been produced. This has apparently been produced by a group of costs professionals with the support of the regional costs bench. It has been met with approval by the costs judges at the Senior Courts Costs Office. The guidance can be found on the Association of Costs Lawyer’s
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The 2020-21 edition of the Costs & Fees Encyclopaedia has now been published. This edition includes changes to costs and fees in the last 24 months including: Court of Protection, Civil Proceedings and Magistrates’ Courts Fees (Amendment) Order 2018 Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 Legal Officers (Annual Fees) Order 2018 Ecclesiastical
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Congratulations to all the speakers and The Legal Training Consultancy for managing to proceed with the Solicitor and Client Costs Conference last week. The event was live streamed over Zoom with the speakers giving their talks from their respective lockdowns. There were some inevitable comic moments with technical issues but, to be fair, most of
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With much of the legal profession now in lockdown, attention has naturally started to focus on the use of telephone/video conferencing facilities to undertake court hearings, mediations, meetings, etc. Gordon Exall’s Civil Litigation Brief blog has been providing a large number of useful links providing various guidance on how to make use of this technology.
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If costs management orders simply set a total figure for each phase, how are VAT and success fees to be determined? This problem is explored on our Costs Budgeting Blog.
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