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New procedures to encourage parties to agree costs budgets
A number of amendments to the procedures for costs budgeting will take effect from 6 April. The main change, which is aimed at encouraging parties to …
Part 36 offers: Court of Appeal re-buries "near miss" rule
The Court of Appeal has overturned a first instance decision which had ordered the claimants to pay the defendant's costs for the period following the …
Court of Appeal orders costs against director who controlled and funded the company's litigation
The Court of Appeal has upheld an order that a third party to proceedings, who was the sole director and shareholder of the defendant company, …
Supreme Court rules recoverable success fees / ATE premiums do not breach Article 6 rights
In a judgment handed down this morning, 22 July, the Supreme Court held (by a majority of five to two) that a claimant’s right to recover a …
Possible further changes to costs budgeting rules
At the Third Annual Harbour Lecture yesterday evening, 13 May, Lord Dyson MR and Lord Justice Jackson spoke on the topic of "Confronting Costs …
High Court highly critical of claimant's costs budget
The court has criticised the claimant's costs budget in a construction claim as "unreliable, disproportionate and unreasonable" and has set new …
Think twice before withdrawing a Part 36 offer
A recent High Court decision illustrates the drawbacks of withdrawing a Part 36 offer to settle, namely the potential loss of some or all of …
Claimants who settled on "no costs" basis held liable for costs through back door
In circumstances where two claimants had settled their claims against the defendant on a "no costs" basis and a third claimant had continued to …
Court has broad discretion to order costs budgeting in cases falling outside mandatory regime
The High Court has considered the extent of the court’s discretion to order costs budgeting in cases where budgets are not automatically required. Under …
Litigation funders ordered to pay indemnity costs
A High Court decision handed down yesterday (23 October) has significant implications both for third parties who fund litigation on commercial …
UK Supreme Court to consider whether recoverable success fees / ATE premiums breach Article 6 rights
In a judgment handed down last Wednesday, 23 July, the Supreme Court said it was open to the Court to reconsider whether a claimant's right to …
One year from the "Big Bang": Assessing the impact of the Jackson reforms – A seminar with Mr Justice Ramsey
Herbert Smith Freehills held a client event on Tuesday 6 May to discuss how the Jackson reforms have affected commercial parties to date and what the …
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