Costs

Articles

28 Jul 2009

Change of plan

The new Planning Costs Circular will affect local authorities and applicants alike, and both will need to consider the new wording and how to meet their obligations to avoid incurring costs, says Marco Mauro

28 Jul 2009

Listening to reason

The courts will take a different view of landlords' rights on residential, as opposed to commercial, tenancies, and will be reluctant to make an order for possession on a property with a protected tenancy, warns Julian Sidoli del Ceno

21 Jul 2009

Employers advised not to take risks after equal pay and TUPE ruling

Employers have been advised not to take risks after a Court of Appeal ruling on equal pay and TUPE.

21 Jul 2009

Manage your manager

Chris Marston

30 Jun 2009

Update: insolvency

David Archer reviews the latest cases and developments on debt relief orders, pre-packs, the Madoff case, late submission of a CVA claim and bankruptcy shields

16 Jun 2009

Update: costs

Simon Gibbs considers the potential impact of the Jackson review on the costs industry, the definition of a trial in the context of conditional fee agreements, and disclosure requirements

9 Jun 2009

For better or for worse

Lord Justice Jackson's preliminary report raises fundamental questions that could give rise to a sea change in the way litigation is funded and managed, potentially to the detriment of defendants, say Rachel Moore and Scott Nightingale

26 May 2009

The new bestseller

The Jackson Report is a balanced and critical look at the cost of litigation, which practitioners should not dismiss as yet another review but fully engage with, says Andrew Parker