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Francis Kendall
Costs Lawyer and Joint Head of Commercial , Kain-Knight
Articles
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By the hour
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Playing Ball
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Fighting apathy: the data behind costs reforms
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Cost budgeting reforms: 'The good and the bad
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Proportionality rule is a tough pill to swallow
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When does interest on unpaid legal costs start to run?
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