Costs

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Crossed wires: untangling applications for security for costs

The judgment in Re Fi Call shows that the courts are reluctant to grant security for costs to one party for fear of unfairly disadvantaging the other, says Nicole Finlayson

Costs budgets are your business, not for judges to micromanage

Litigators are waiting anxiously for the outcome of the hourly rates review, but the judiciary is not interested in such arguments, says James Barrett

A softer Mitchell touch?

Flexibility is an option in the courts where arrangements are accepted by both parties, says Eleanor Kilner

Clients and law firms left reeling from the Jackson effect

It has been over a year since the Jackson reforms were introduced – and the legal A&E department is working overtime dealing with the casualties

Procedural compliance: expectations post-Mitchell?

Andrew Mitchell's lawyers found the court less receptive to a late filed costs budget.

Costs budgeting: the benefits of hindsight

Recoverable costs may become more disproportionate under the new test than previously

Personal injury update

As PI lawyers, on both sides, try to grasp changes introduced following the Jackson reforms, the ripple effect of rulings such as Mitchell are being felt by many, says Vijay Ganapathy

Personal injury practices: small fish in a big pond

Can small personal injury practices survive? Four firms discuss the changes they have made to remain competitive