Costs
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
A matter of interest
Kerry Underwood analyses conflicting costs rulings on interest
Understanding Part 36, from day one
Kerry Underwood argues the case for day one Part 36 offers, in almost any instance
Shortcomings in costs
Claire Green says costs work should be the preserve of regulated costs professionals
Innovating costs
A roundtable discussion found that the electronic bill of costs opens up new opportunities, as Claire Green explains
Balancing the books
A recent costs decision is notable for some bizarre submissions to the court, says Kerry Underwood
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