Costs

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25 Jul 2013

Judges will use indemnity costs awards to curb unreasonable behaviour

The courts are likely to impose indemnity costs orders more readily in response to claimants who appear to unjustifiably undermine the possibility of settlement, says Mike Grant

22 Jul 2013

Agreed costs budget could be open to challenge

Litigants who have managed their costs within agreed budgets should not ?expect judges to just rubberstamp the final costs claim, says Simon Gibbs

27 Jun 2013

'Windfall' for defendant lawyers in new personal injury costs rules

Defendants to get same fast track fixed costs as claimants for less work

25 Jun 2013

LETR recommendation to scrap minimum CPD hours 'could be a challenge'

New-look CPD will focus on person development plans and measurable outcomes

21 Jun 2013

The purpose of the 'open offer' is a mystery

If the purpose of the 'open offer' is to force paying parties to make realistic ?offers at an early stage it has ?failed, argues Simon Gibbs

10 Jun 2013

Costs lawyers warm to Jackson reforms

Most think their businesses will grow, along with disputes between solicitors and clients

7 Jun 2013

End of the line: has Jackson wiped out ATE insurance?

Has Jackson wiped out after-the-event insurance? Alexandra Anderson doesn't think so, while Rob Williams and James Blick believe clients will want to hedge risk

7 Jun 2013

Interview | Adrian Christmas: 'Genuine Clementi model'

Solicitor Adrian Christmas is selling the practice he has grown into a top-32 legal business to BGL, the company behind CompareTheMarket. With no firm plans at this stage other than being a one-day-a-week non-executive chairman, he talks to Solicitors Journal about where he sees the Minster Law brand - and the market - go