Simon Gibbs

Partner and Costs Lawyer, Gibbs Wyatt Stone

Costs budgeting: the benefits of hindsight

Recoverable costs may become more disproportionate under the new test than previously

Link costs budgeting with case management

Severing the two creates a threefold problem, says Simon Gibbs, but despite this point being stressed before the Jackson reforms, it is not getting through

The route to effective cost budgeting is fraught with dangers

The layers of potential costs involved are piling up, says Simon Gibbs

Success fees and proportionality - what happens now?

Transitional provisions have created a curious riddle for litigators, as Simon Gibbs explains

Are guideline hourly rates too high?

The Costs Committee review could result in guideline fees being reduced to reflect the post-LASPO environment, says Simon Gibbs

Case planning in the age of costs budgeting

The courts are yet to come down hard on inaccurate costs budgets, but all litigators 'should start sharpening their budgeting skills now, says Simon Gibbs

Litigation | Everything in proportion

Are Lord Justices Jackson and Ramsey disagreeing ?on the new proportionality test, asks Simon Gibbs

Litigation | Managing near misses

The courts are yet to grapple fully with the move in the Jackson reforms to reverse Carver, says Simon Gibbs

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