Jackson's cap on success fees was proposed to protect the consumer but ?Simon Gibbs sees potential for a conflict of interests in some personal injury cases
The Court of Appeal's decision to allow full cost recovery in a case where a part 36 offer was accepted two years later will have undesirable consequences, says Simon Gibbs
What is the point of cost budgeting if judges are also allowed to reduce agreed recoverable costs at the detailed assessment stage on completion of the case, asks Simon Gibbs
Providing only some of the information contained in a conditional fee agreement when serving a bill of costs may not amount to compliance, warns Simon Gibbs