Costs

Articles

Disclosure: Time for a change

The rules on disclosure should be revised to make electronic documents the norm and make it easier for the process to be tailored to the individual case, argues Ed Crosse

The relationship between budget and assessment

The disharmony between Merrix and SARPD shows that, until the court clarifies discrepancies in the CPR, cost recovery will remain unpredictable, explains Thomas Grace

Pre-action conduct in commercial disputes

The introduction of the pre-action protocol has significantly reduced the prospect of being 'ambushed' by proceedings in Northern Ireland, explains Amanda Wylie

PI practices brace for change

Lawyers hope marketplace reforms in 2017 aren't 'done deals', despite evidence to the contrary

CMCs and McKenzie Friends not the answer to PI reform

Lord Chancellor invited to meet claimants who would be stifled by MoJ reforms

'Overly convoluted' costs bill not needed, say costs lawyers

ACL launches 'more workable' and less rigid bill of costs to counter practitioners' scepticism

Keeping it in proportion

Setting and keeping costs budgets are a good discipline, even where this isn't mandatory and however unclear the rules may be, says Matthew Gwynne

On the (costs) buses

Clarity over CPR 3.18 remains elusive while district judges approach the assessment of costs in differing ways, writes David Wright