Rebecca Mogford This morning it was announced that a significant step had been taken in the Courts accepting that the Guideline Hourly rates that had been in place since 2010 (and indeed not updated) were no longer reasonably viable. Master Whalan, has provided commentary in a case which concerned an Appeal to the challenge on…
Louise Satterthwaite Introduction of a new protocol The situation the country as a whole has faced during this Covid 19 Crisis has affected may work practices and the legal profession is one of those. There has been a recognition of the particular difficulties faced on clinical negligence matters during this time, which rely on medical…
Jessica Wiggins Coronavirus has changed the world as we know it but have you considered how it might have changed your case and the resulting impact of this on your approved cost budget? We appreciate that you are extremely busy at this time not only managing financial pressures but also the challenges of adjusting to…
Matthew Waring De Sena and Another v Notaro and Others [2020] Costs LR 737 This was a claim which stemmed from a corporate demerger of a family company, the Claimants’ claim was dismissed and the Defendants obtained Judgment. As with most Civil Litigation cases, costs followed the event and the Defendants were entitled to payment…
Rebecca Mogford Intro The recent case of Rippon Patel And French LLP v Mowlam [2020] EWHC 1079 (QB) has given us a number of decisions on a variety of important issues in the context of Solicitor own Client disputes. The Appellant in this case was a firm of Solicitors and the Respondent was a former…
By Jack Andrew Previously on the 1st October 2019, the following amendment was made to Cost Management, Practice Direction 3E, paragraph 7.4:- “As part of the costs management process the court may not approve costs incurred up to and including the date of the costs management hearing. The court may, however, record its comments on…
By Jack Holland Following on from our earlier article we have now obtained sight of the newly drafted Precedent T which is to be implemented on 1 October 2020. MRN’s initial observations are that the Precedent T has sought to simplify the process adopting a dual approach combining the Precedent H and R. Starting with…
By Lindsay Woolford News in: Guidance on the new Precedent T is now here! As mooted in February 2020, it has now been announced on 21st July 2020 that Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2020 contain Rules changes in respect to the CPR and also the 122nd Practice Direction Update that will significantly update…
Kathryn Regan Following the decision in Ainsworth –v- Stewarts Law LLP, there has, perhaps unsurprisingly, been a shift in the way points of dispute are prepared, particularly in respect of Solicitors Act Assessments. The recent matter of Edinburgh –v- Fieldfisher LLP [2020] EWHC 862 (QB) highlights that parties should be cautious when preparing limited points…
Louise Satterthwaite Farmer v The Chief Constable of Lancashire [2019] EWHC B18 (Costs) This matter related to a claim for costs by way of a detailed assessment hearing before the Court for a successful Claimant’s Bill of Costs. The Defendant had applied for costs to be disallowed in full on the basis of the Claimant’s…