Practice Notes: Costs
By the hour
The courts are starting to recognise that the guideline hourly rates need updating, says Francis Kendall
No equality of arms
The hostile costs environment is unfair to solicitors facing regulatory investigation and SDT proceedings, says Susanna Heley
Playing Ball
Francis Kendall argues the case for reviewing and increasing the guideline hourly rates after 10 years at the same rate
The cost of solicitors’ bills
There are opportunities for costs lawyers in challenging solicitors’ bills, but Claire Green says they are also the answer to th
Better budgeting
There are opportunities for costs lawyers in challenging solicitors’ bills, but Claire Green says they are also the answer to the problem
Fighting apathy: the data behind costs reforms
With the government intending to extend fixed recoverable costs further, it’s essential litigators engage with current and future reforms, urges Franci
MOJ launches fixed recoverable costs consultation
The Ministry of Justice has launched a consultation on extending fixed recoverable costs (FRC) in civil cases worth up t
Beautiful data: analytics can help us ask ourselves the right questions
Reporting systems only give us poor averages about the likely cost or duration of a case, argues Alan Larkin as he mines client data for more accurat
Thoroughly modern disclosure
A new pilot scheme intends to bring about a change in attitude to disclosure but its success will require commitment from all concerned, says Francesc
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