Simon Gibbs

Partner and Costs Lawyer, Gibbs Wyatt Stone

Agreed costs budget could be open to challenge

Litigants who have managed their costs within agreed budgets should not ?expect judges to just rubberstamp the final costs claim, says Simon Gibbs

The purpose of the 'open offer' is a mystery

If the purpose of the 'open offer' is to force paying parties to make realistic ?offers at an early stage it has ?failed, argues Simon Gibbs

The new provisional assessment scheme isn't providing justice

The new provisional assessment scheme for claims for costs of £75,000 or less abandons even ?the pretence that justice is being done, ?says Simon Gibbs

Clarifying Part 36

Simon Gibbs revisits the new detailed assessment process, clears up some confusion and questions whether it will encourage speedy justice

Cost assessment in transition

With the Jackson reforms unravelling from this week, Simon Gibbs runs through some of the transitional provisions aimed at getting us from here, to there

Will the conventional contingency fee agreement reduce litigation funding conflict?

Simon Gibbs asks if the conventional contingency fee ?agreement will remove conflict in litigation funding

Finding the silver lining in cuts to low value RTA claims

Slashing the fees recoverable in low value RTA claims could help rather than hinder high street firms, believes Simon Gibbs

Fixed fee reduction and RTA Portal claims

Simon Gibbs discusses the Ministry of Justice's proposal to significantly 'reduce fixed fees that apply to RTA Portal claims

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