Costs

Articles

14 Aug 2017

Navigating the MoJ portal and fixed costs world

Sarah Robson gives the lowdown on Kerry Underwood 's new book on personal injury and costs

7 Aug 2017

Good reason and exceptional circumstances

David Cooper considers when parties may depart from the budget at detailed assessment in light of Harrison

7 Aug 2017

A more than half empty glass

Jackson LJ has not addressed the root causes of high costs in clin neg claims, which may lead to serious, unintended consequences for patient safety, explains Peter Walsh

7 Aug 2017

A further step along the fixed costs road

Lord Justice Jackson's report on extending the fixed costs regime is a welcome development, writes Kerry Underwood

4 Aug 2017

Chasing the holy grail

Lord Justice Jackson has scaled back his fixed costs proposals, but this is far from the end of the story, writes John van der Luit-Drummond

31 Jul 2017

Lord Justice Jackson scales back fixed costs proposals

One-size-fits-all cost proposal gives way to “a more segregated approach”

24 Jul 2017

Do you need protection from an obsessive LIP?

Jonathan Fozard explains how solicitors can protect their clients from troublesome LIPs

11 Jul 2017

Abuse of the costs budgeting process

Compromise can lead to relatively narrow issues on costs that are limited to significant points of principle, advises Francis Kendall