Costs

Articles

25 Feb 2020

By the hour

The courts are starting to recognise that the guideline hourly rates need updating, says Francis Kendall

10 Feb 2020

No equality of arms

The hostile costs environment is unfair to solicitors facing regulatory investigation and SDT proceedings, says Susanna Heley

1 Jan 2020

Playing Ball

Francis Kendall argues the case for reviewing and increasing the guideline hourly rates after 10 years at the same rate

2 Oct 2019

The cost of solicitors' bills

There are opportunities for costs lawyers in challenging solicitors' bills, but Claire Green says they are also the answer to the problem

1 Oct 2019

Better budgeting

There are opportunities for costs lawyers in challenging solicitors' bills, but Claire Green says they are also the answer to the problem

8 May 2019

Fighting apathy: the data behind costs reforms

With the government intending to extend fixed recoverable costs further, it's essential litigators engage with current and future reforms, urges Francis Kendall

28 Mar 2019

MOJ launches fixed recoverable costs consultation

The Ministry of Justice has launched a consultation on extending fixed recoverable costs (FRC) in civil cases worth up to £100,000.

1 Mar 2019

Beautiful data: analytics can help us ask ourselves the right questions

Reporting systems only give us poor averages about the likely cost or duration of a case, argues Alan Larkin as he mines client data for more accurate approaches