Costs

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Changes ahead for costs budgeting

Steve Davies advises practitioners to be mindful of budgets as the courts are increasingly willing to penalise parties by disallowing items and restricting future costs

Solicitors and barristers cautious over Lord Justice Jackson's fixed costs recommendations

Fixed costs for complex cases deemed 'totally inappropriate' and may prevent legitimate claims being pursued, say the Law Society and Bar Council

Osborne confirms he finds rule of law unnecessary

Kerry Underwood: I am back. Solicitors Journal and I have got back together more times than Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. This first piece on my return is direct from parliament

Success planning: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times

From humble beginnings to market dominance, Michael Kain recounts the rise and rise of Kain Knight and what the future holds for costs lawyers, writes Laura Clenshaw

The modern day CFA

Gordon Wignall asks whether an assignment of a personal injury CFA is possible

Revising cost budgets: 'The importance of being prompt

David Wright discusses a recent case on the extent of the court's power to approve incurred and future costs and the lessons practitioners can learn from it

New policies give international arbitration much needed makeover

ICC Court aims to instil greater confidence in tribunal process

Government backs down on raising £10,000 claim cap

Though an increase in court fees sees ministers take another step forward in developing two-tier justice system