Practice Notes: Costs
Good reason and exceptional circumstances
David Cooper considers when parties may depart from the budget at detailed assessment in light o
A more than half empty glass
Jackson LJ has not addressed the root causes of high costs in clin neg claims, which may lead to serious, unintended consequences for patient safety, expla
A further step along the fixed costs road
Lord Justice Jackson’s report on extending the fixed costs regime is a welcome development, writes Kerr
Chasing the holy grail
Lord Justice Jackson has scaled back his fixed costs proposals, but this is far from the end of the story, writes John van de
Lord Justice Jackson scales back fixed costs proposals
One-size-fits-all cost proposal gives way to “a more segregate
Do you need protection from an obsessive LIP?
Jonathan Fozard explains how solicitors can protect their clients from troublesom
Abuse of the costs budgeting process
Compromise can lead to relatively narrow issues on costs that are limited to significant points of principle, advises Franci
Introduction of new electronic bill of costs delayed
Costs lawyers warn solicitors not to avoid th
ACL warns solicitors to prepare for electronic bill of costs
Rule committee sets October date for compulsory use in Senior Courts Cost
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