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Retainer challenges under the Consumer Rights Act 2015

Interesting costs webinar from Gatehouse Chambers’ Costs and Litigation Funding Team examining the Consumer Rights Act 2015 in light of the recent decision in Glaser v Atay [2024] EWCA Civ 1111. That case determined that the Direct Access barristers’ terms did not comply with the Consumer Rights Act 2015 and that the contract was unenforceable. The barristers were not […]

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Liverpool solicitor Robin Makin named as ‘AB/X’ in anonymity case

The latest twist in the long running saga of AB v Secretary of State for Justice [2023] EWHC 72 (KB) (and X v The Transcription Agency LLP & Anor [2023] EWHC 1092 (KB)) is that AB/X, who previously benefited from an anonymity order, has been revealed as high profile solicitor advocate Robin Makin, of Liverpool

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Can one judge make a costs order and a different judge undertake the summary assessment?

The case of Isah, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] EWCA Civ 268 concerned: “the issue of whether a judge is permitted to order costs to be summarily assessed in a different court by a different judge or whether a summary assessment must be undertaken by the

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Qualified One-Way Costs Shifting (QOCS) and detailed assessment

A recent post looked at the arguments for and against whether Qualified One-Way Costs Shifting (“QOCS”) applies to detailed assessment proceedings.  The recent decision of Costs Judge Leonard in PME v The Scout Association [2023] EWHC 158 (SCCO) is therefore interesting. The underlying case concerned a claim for personal injury.  The claim settled in the

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Does QOCS protection apply to detailed assessment?

Last week I attended the Association of Costs Lawyers’ London Regional Meeting.  This consisted of a couple of interesting costs talks from some of the costs specialists at 12 King’s Bench Walk. One of these considered the question of whether QOCS protection applies to detailed assessment.  12KBW have kindly given me permission to reproduce the

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New terminology for costs judges

The Lord Chief Justice and Senior President of Tribunals have announced changes to how certain Judges are addressed in court. From now on, the Judges listed below should be addressed in court or tribunal hearings as ‘Judge’: Masters Upper Tribunal Judges Judges of the Employment Appeal Tribunal District Judges District Judges (Magistrates Courts) First-Tier Tribunal

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