Costs

Articles

13 Oct 2006

Update: local government

Christopher Baker discusses bias and manifesto policies, contracts and fettering discretion, legitimate expectation, care homes and human rights and costs

6 Oct 2006

Managing mediators

Paul Newman asks: if mediation is such a worthwhile ADR mechanism, why do we need an awareness week?

29 Sept 2006

Civil litigation brief

Gordon Exall examines the changes in relation to actions by and against partnerships introduced by the Civil Procedure Rules (Amendment) Rules 2006

29 Sept 2006

Ongoing care

There's more to determining responsibility for paying for ongoing care than avoiding double cost recovery. Jackie Linehan reports

22 Sept 2006

Cheap talk?

Claimants should take the duty to negotiate under the 41st update to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 very seriously or risk a hefty cost bill. Peter Lindsay and Victoria Handley explain

15 Sept 2006

Keeping control

Costs capping is likely to be extended beyond group litigation, but, Simon Brown asks, will it really help keep costs under control?

25 Aug 2006

No alternative?

The principles laid down in Myatt and Garrett will lead to another round in the costs war, says Brett Dixon

25 Aug 2006

Madonna complex

By reversing the Court of Appeal's judgment in Re G (children), the Lords have marginalised the weaker parent, says Elizabeth Woodcraft