Costs

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QOCS likely to be extended, Ramsey J says

Means testing would apply to areas other than personal injury

Fair costs outcomes and later part 36 offers

The Court of Appeal's decision to allow full cost recovery in a case where a part 36 offer was accepted two years later will have undesirable consequences, says Simon Gibbs

Litigation focus | Keeping it in proportion: Accepting the repercussions of the new costs regime

The new costs regime may not appeal to everyone but, as Iain Stark explains, it's on its way and for clients, it can't come soon enough

Jackson means less work and redundancies, survey suggests

Six out of ten claimant firms expect to shed jobs

Immediate application of the 10 per cent damages uplift to be reviewed

Association of British Insurers secures application to have Simmons v Castle reopened

Costs | The reasonableness of ATE premiums

Are costs judges equipped to assess the reasonableness of ATE premiums? 'Simon Gibbs looks at a recent case in which the court limited recoverability

'Unjust' to impose Part 36 costs rule on brain-damaged boy

Court of Appeal awards costs to claimant lawyers after they fail to beat offer

Striking out exaggerated claims

By allowing a claimant who lied about the extent of his injuries to keep the damages ?he was awarded for the genuine element of his claim the Supreme Court is making ?defendants rely on less predictable alternatives to combat insurance fraud. ?Nick Atkins and Charlie Clarke-Jervoise report