Costs

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Cutting costs and cutting corners

The government's hike to court fees is a further barrier to justice, say Seamus Smyth and Jonathan Fozard

Association of Costs Lawyers granted permission to intervene in Coventry v Lawrence

Arguments in favour of incompatibility may be based on incorrect or incomplete view of how the costs system worked pre-Jackson

A holiday from domestic costs issues?

Neil Ronan advises claimants injured abroad on bringing a successful claim

Back to basics

Litigators who fail to comply with practice directions on skeletons and bundles do so at their peril, warns Sue Nash

Carnage in the personal injury sector yet to happen

Experts say fee earners are stalling work procured pre-July 2013

Will we or won't we get our costs back?

Tom Holbrook congratulates litigators on making it to 2015 after a tough Mitchell-centric year

Mastering litigation in 2015

Georgina Squire analyses what litigators can expect from the year ahead

A guide to costs budgeting

While cases concerning the pre-1 April 2013 funding regime and the granting of relief from sanctions continue to dominate the world of costs, Robert Connelly offers some practical guidance for practitioners on preparing costs budgets