25 Jul 2016Using hourly rates to calculate costsWhat does the amendment of practice direction 3E on costs management mean for the assessment of costs at the conclusion of a case, asks Jon Lord
25 Nov 2014Getting costs budgets right (but wrong)Being able to justify a budget is more important than getting the figures right, argues Jon Lord
22 Jul 2014Getting a handle on costs managementTime recording and budgeting may be onerous, but practitioners had better get used to it, says Jon Lord