I’ve uploaded an article on the issue of what constitutes a “good reason” to depart from a costs budget to the Costs Law Articles Archive, first published in the New Law Journal.
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A new Precedent R costs budget discussion report form has been produced that will come into force from 25 April 2019 (last page here). In terms of changes to the current version: The form now includes incurred costs. This may, in part, have been to avoid confusion as to what figures were meant to be
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The front page of the Precedent H form for costs budgets has a section at the bottom for completion of the costs of the costs budgeting process: [wptg_comparison_table id=”1″] I routinely see budgets served where this part of the form has been completed, calculated by reference to 1% or 2% of the total of the
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The decision of Mr Justice Walker in Page v RGC Restaurants Ltd [2018] EWHC 2688 (QB) provides further important guidance on the costs budgeting process and is essential reading for those involved in costs budgeting. The underlying case was subject to costs budgeting. The parties decided between themselves, without consulting the Court, that the budgets
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