Terri Shepherd-Taylor It is standard practice for Fee Earners to record their time in 6 minute units for work undertaken on cases. The main reason for the same is to ensure that an accurate record is made so the same can be billed to their client/paying party. However, given the recent extension of the fixed…
Terri Shepherd-Taylor An appeal in the case of Shar & Anor v Shah & Anor has recently taken place against a cost decision in the County Court where it was held that the Claimants could recover their costs after securing damages of just £10.00 following trial. By way of background, the substantive claim…
Terri Shepherd-Taylor The question of whether a hearing fee is recoverable when a Claimant was eligible for a remission, but a fee remission was never considered, was recently dealt with on appeal in the case of Ivanoy v Lubble. The Circuit Judge had to consider many issues in reaching the decision as to…
Terri Shepherd-Taylor East Sussex Fire And Rescue Service v Austin [2019] EWHC 1455 (QB) This action arose from a firework explosion which happened on a farm on 3rd December 2006. Due to a large fire, the assistance of the emergency services were required. During the course of the emergency response, a large cache of…
Terri Shepherd-Taylor I v Hull & East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust In the recent case of I v Hull & East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, His Honour Judge Robinson ordered that the Defendant make a further payment on account in respect of unfinished quantum costs in the sum of £150,000.00. This was a clinical…
Yirenkyi v Ministry of Defence EWHC 3102 (QB) This recent case concerned the approach taken to cost budgeting and the making of an Order at a Costs & Case Management Order. The Claimant had made a claim for personal injury against the Defendant and the matter proceeded to a Costs & Case Management Conference…
Page v RGC Restaurants Ltd [2018] EWHC 2688 (QB) This case involved a claim for personal injury after the Claimant suffered an allergic reaction from eating cashew nuts at the Defendant’s café, despite previously warning them of his allergy. Proceedings were issued in the substantive matter and a CCMC was listed with the parties to file…
The recent case of Red and White Services Ltd v Phil Anslow Ltd & Anor [2018] EWHC 1699 (Ch) considered the issue of proportionality and cost budgeting. The case involved 2 bus companies with the Claimant alleging that the Defendant had trespassed to its bus slots at a bus station. The Defendant bus company made…
In the recent case of Sirketi v Kupeli & Ors [2018] EWCA Civ 1264 the Court of Appeal overturned an order for costs in favour of the Claimants with an order for no costs. The claims, which were never formally incorporated into a Group Litigation Order but were joined and managed together with one firm…
Gavin Edmondson Solicitors Ltd v Haven Insurance Company Ltd [2018] UKSC 21 This case involved six Claimants who were involved in road traffic accidents with the drivers being insured by Haven Insurance Company. The individuals involved instructed and entered into CFAs with Gavin Edmondson Solicitors Ltd. As required under the Pre-action Protocol for Low Value…