Simon Gibbs

Partner and Costs Lawyer, Gibbs Wyatt Stone

Is it possible to recover retrospective success fees?

Simon Gibbs finds out where the judges stand

Time is money

Jackson's move to encourage stricter case management could provide welcome relief for overburdened country courts, explains Simon Gibbs

Questioning assumptions

The Jackson reforms simply acknowledge that the ability to litigate at a proportionate cost should be available to both claimants and defendants, says Simon Gibbs

Pay gap

Are higher hourly rates for defendant solicitors justified? Simon Gibbs reports

Turning the clocks back

The decision in Trafigura takes us back to a time before the CPR when costs were assessed according to the 'winner takes it all' principle,...

Playing the part

The Court of Appeal has restored some sanity to the issue of part 36 offers in detailed assessment proceedings, says Simon Gibbs

Myth busting

Simon Gibbs separates fact from fiction on guideline hourly rates

Thinking cap

Jackson LJ's proposed cap on success fees could see claimants losing a lot more than 25 per cent of their damages, warns Simon Gibbs

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