Guideline hourly rates to be reviewed and updatedA long-awaited review into the solicitors' guideline hourly rates is underway following mounting pressure from lawyers and judges
By the hourThe courts are starting to recognise that the guideline hourly rates need updating, says Francis Kendall
No equality of armsThe hostile costs environment is unfair to solicitors facing regulatory investigation and SDT proceedings, says Susanna Heley
Playing BallFrancis Kendall argues the case for reviewing and increasing the guideline hourly rates after 10 years at the same rate
The cost of solicitors' billsThere are opportunities for costs lawyers in challenging solicitors' bills, but Claire Green says they are also the answer to the problem
Better budgetingThere 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 reformsWith the government intending to extend fixed recoverable costs further, it's essential litigators engage with current and future reforms, urges Francis Kendall
MOJ launches fixed recoverable costs consultationThe Ministry of Justice has launched a consultation on extending fixed recoverable costs (FRC) in civil cases worth up to £100,000.
