Lindsay Woolford In 2024 there were a number of notable Cases on the issue of Cost Budgeting which is also on the Agenda for the CJC in 2025, and a ‘hot topic’ for potential reform with discussions relating to a new Precedent H and a Cost Budget light, as well as expanding the application of…
Lindsay Woolford Costs will be assessed in the majority of cases on the standard basis where the Court will resolve any areas of doubt in favour of the Paying Party, and the Court will only allow those costs which it deems to be reasonably and proportionately incurred and proportionate to the matters in issue. Where…
Various Claimants v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2023] EWHC 827 (SCCO) and Manek & Ors v 360 One WAM Ltd & Ors (Re Consequentials) [2023] EWHC 985 (Comm) Lindsay Woolford As has been well documented, there have been a number of recent decisions concerning the issue of Guideline Hourly Rates and the application of the…
Lindsay Woolford Significant Developments and Budget revisions on account of the same: recent Case Law: Finsbury Food Group plc v Axis Corporate Capital UK Ltd and Others [2022] Costs LR 1337 As has been well documented, in October 2020 the Rules were amended with regards to Budget variations. Once the Court has approved a…
Lindsay Woolford In the matter of Thomas and others v PGI Group Ltd [2021] EWHC 2776 (QB) Mr Justice Cavanagh refused to grant the Defendant a Costs Capping Order under CPR 3.19, which is thought to be the first attempt at imposing a Costs Capping Order since the introduction of Cost Budgeting. The…
Lindsay Woolford How are you managing your work life balance? Fortunately, MRN are really busy at present and I have found it very rewarding to be able to assist Clients in ensuring the best possible outcomes and keeping on top of cash flow during the period of uncertainty. I regularly worked from home pre-pandemic…
Lindsay Woolford Cranstoun and Another –v- Notta [2021] Costs LR 47 Following the October 2020 amendments to the Rules in respect of budget variations, Mr James Mellor QC (sitting as Deputy Judge of the High Court) considered the circumstances where a successful party has overspent on their approved budget, but has succeeded at Trial…
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…
Lindsay Woolford In the recent High Court decision in Hutson and Others v Tata Steel UK Ltd [2020] Costs LR 369, consideration was given to the factors to apply in an Application to revise a Party’s Budget under PD 3E, where Significant Developments warrant such revisions. The Relevant Rules In respect of the revision to…
Lindsay Woolford Following the recent publication of the Civil Procedure Rules Committee Minutes from December 2019, it is welcome news that Guideline Hourly Rates look set to be reviewed given that they were last updated nearly ten years ago. This follows the recent decision of Mrs Justice O’Farrell in Ohpen Operations UK Ltd…