Costs

Articles

21 Jul 2009

Manage your manager

Chris Marston

30 Jun 2009

Update: insolvency

David Archer reviews the latest cases and developments on debt relief orders, pre-packs, the Madoff case, late submission of a CVA claim and bankruptcy shields

16 Jun 2009

Update: costs

Simon Gibbs considers the potential impact of the Jackson review on the costs industry, the definition of a trial in the context of conditional fee agreements, and disclosure requirements

9 Jun 2009

For better or for worse

Lord Justice Jackson's preliminary report raises fundamental questions that could give rise to a sea change in the way litigation is funded and managed, potentially to the detriment of defendants, say Rachel Moore and Scott Nightingale

26 May 2009

The new bestseller

The Jackson Report is a balanced and critical look at the cost of litigation, which practitioners should not dismiss as yet another review but fully engage with, says Andrew Parker

5 May 2009

Following procedure

Paul Stanley reviews a recent decision on limitation periods and the duty to mitigate damages, plus cases on the public policy exception and children in care

5 May 2009

An end to estimates?

The current system of costs estimates is not providing clients with the certainty they need, and is likely to become tougher, warns Howard Dean

28 Apr 2009

Proceeding with care

The changing scope of cost recovery outside of court proceedings has important implications for legal defence insurers, says Jennette Newman