Costs

Articles

15 Jun 2016

Court costs hit London's status as international jurisdiction of choice

Litigators warn that clients are being deterred from bringing claims due to government fee hikes

31 May 2016

Government stalls fixed costs in clinical negligence cases

The introduction of draconian reforms are 'misguided and misconceived', says HJA partner

31 May 2016

Revising costs budgets: What is a significant development?

Over three years on from the introduction of the costs management regime, the subject of when revisions can be made to a costs budget continues to present practitioners with a high degree of uncertainty, says David Wright

31 May 2016

Is Broadhurst v Tan 'a step backwards?

Broadhust's impact is being felt as it incentivises claimants - and it is in the interests of claimants - to make early strong part 36 offers, writes Mukesh Kainth

24 May 2016

Exploring the boundaries

Tamsin Cox and Julia Petrenko review two recent decisions of the Upper Tribunal which consider the jurisdiction of the First-Tier Tribunal in determined boundary applications

24 May 2016

Has the time come for contingency fees?

Is it time to head straight for contingency fees without passing through the intermediary stage of fixed recoverable costs in non-personal injury work, asks Kerry Underwood

4 May 2016

APIL: Government plans to end 'trivial' injury claims 'utterly groundless'

Vulnerable people are being targeted in 'a game of numbers', says Neil Sugarman

21 Apr 2016

MoJ to raise £37m a year with immigration and asylum fee hike

Astronomical fee increases are 'appalling', says Labour's shadow solicitor general