Costs

Articles

5 Sept 2023

Costs and conduct in financial remedy cases

Leora Taratula-Lyons examines recent case law on how costs are awarded in financial remedy proceedings following divorce.

1 Sept 2023

SJ Interview: Chris Benson

Chris Benson is managing partner of Leigh Day. He talks to Solicitors Journal about building the firm, negative stories in the press and the firm's collective action against UK water companies.

19 Apr 2023

Alternative dispute resolution in civil costs: will mandatory mediation be the way forward?

Colin Campbell, retired costs judge, assesses the benefits and drawbacks of the different approaches 

23 Feb 2023

Belsner, costs and the Solicitors Act

Jack Ridgway considers the case of Belsner v CAM Legal Services Ltd [2022] EWCA Civ 1387

19 Feb 2023

The cost of costs

Kris Kilsby considers changes to costs budgeting

6 Jan 2023

ACL suggests revival of ‘remuneration certificate’ to challenge low-value bills following Belsner

The 1990s procedure was widely used before it was scrapped in 2009

14 Dec 2022

Book review: ‘The Legal Extortion Racket’

Tony Guise provides a review of 'the autobiography of an idea'*

30 Nov 2022

Costs: contentious or non-contentious business?

Nick McDonnell reviews the latest case law on costs