Practice Notes: Costs
The importance of avoiding a late cost budget submission
Ivan Goodsell explains when a cost budget is required and how a late submission can be remedied.
Profession ‘eating itself’: survey finds clients being encouraged to sue former lawyers
PI solicitors are facing claims based on deductions from damages following Belsner case
Civil-assessed costs claims: inhouse and in trouble
The MoJ and LAA’s decision to transfer civil-assessed costs claims inhouse is extremely problematic, says Bob Baker
Lawyers chastised for non-compliance with PDs
During a return to the bench, Sir James Munby has chastised lawyers for ignoring practice directions
Litigation firms ‘expected’ to have links with costs lawyers
A Senior Courts Costs Office decision has emphasised that firms should employ costs lawyers or risk paying a heavy financial price
New costs chair
Former government minister David Heath is the newly appointed chair of the Costs Lawyer Standards Board (CLSB). Heath is also a former director on the SRA
High Court rejects lawyers’ bid to recover £1m advertising costs
Solicitors' advertising costs in BA group litigation are the cost of getting the business in and not recoverable
Increase guideline hourly rate by 35 pc, says judge
Guideline hourly rates (GHR) should be increased by 35% to reflect inflation pending the outcome of a review, a High Court has said
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