Costs

Articles

26 Nov 2013

Most small business owners 'prepared to represent themselves'

Almost a third unaware of conditional fees in commercial cases

26 Nov 2013

SRA investigates ten firms over referral fee ban

Twenty-three firms investigated over failure to appoint COLPs and COFAs

20 Nov 2013

'Very big, catastrophic failures' over next 12 months, APIL president predicts

Stockwell concerned at SRA's lack of resources to monitor conflicts of interest

29 Oct 2013

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

17 Oct 2013

Guideline hourly rates review could begin next month

Committee's work to 'lay the foundations of costs assessments for years to come'

16 Oct 2013

'Get big, get niche or get out,' Marshall tells personal injury firms

'Sticking your head in the sand is not an option'

1 Oct 2013

Litigation | Everything in proportion

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

23 Sept 2013

Discount rate research 'could delay decision'

Research for MoJ reveals 'gaps in evidence' in understanding how rate works