‘In K v K (Financial Remedy Final Order prior to Decree Nisi) 2016 EWFC 23, Cobb J remitted a case for rehearing on the basis that the trial judge had made an order prior to the grant of decree nisi of divorce. The case provides a salutary warning for lawyers about the limits of the Family Court’s powers to correct what was an innocent and – at first glance – merely procedural mistake.’
Tanfield Chambers, 22nd June 2016
Source: www.tanfieldchambers.co.uk
‘A rogue employee leaving their employer and taking with him confidential information such as a customer or pricing list can potentially cause significant damage to the ex-employer’s business.’
Littleton Chambers, 12th July 2016
Source: www.littletonchambers.com
‘A costs application, delayed by over five months as a result of “elementary errors” by solicitors, has been rejected as out of time by the First Tier Tax Tribunal (FTT).’
Litigation Futures, 12th July 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The High Court has described the cost savings that can be achieved by using predictive coding for disclosure rather than a standard keyword search as “extremely significant”.’
Litigation Futures, 12th July 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The government has doubled the threshold above which third-party contributors to judicial reviews (JRs) will have to be identified.’
Litigation Futures, 11th July 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Following the consultation, the government has set out how it intends for the reforms to be implemented, and is seeking views on one further aspect.’
official-documents.gov.uk, 7th July 2016
Source: www.official-documents.gov.uk
‘The Senior Costs Judge fell into the trap of considering an individual after-the-event (ATE) insurance premium rather than the basket of risk when he slashed a premium by 60% because he considered it unreasonably high, a senior circuit judge has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 6th July 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Southport injury firm Fletchers claims to have secured the first judgment ordering defendants to make an interim costs payment based on the new version of the rules which came into force in April 2013.’
Litigation Futures, 5th July 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The High Court has overturned three high-profile costs rulings in which Irwin Mitchell lost the right to recover success fees and insurance premiums from defendants after failing to advise on the 10% uplift in general damages before switching clients from legal aid.’
Litigation Futures, 4th July 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A claimant who only beat his part 36 offer at trial because of the interest on the damages awarded through to judgment is not entitled to enhanced costs, the High Court has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 4th July 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The extent to which the costs management regime is working very much depends on which judge you are before, according to a survey of members of the Association of Costs Lawyers (ACL).’
Litigation Futures, 28th June 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The Court of Appeal has granted permission for a judicial review of a Legal Aid Agency decision on capital contributions, urging “meaningful negotiations” between the parties to prevent further costs being incurred for the relatively small sums at stake.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 28th June 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Proportionality has hit the Competition Appeal Tribunal as it capped a defendant’s recoverable costs at £350,000, compared to its budgeted costs of £637,000.’
Litigation Futures, 24th June 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The High Court has sent a strong message about non-disclosure and failing to negotiate by penalising a party over costs.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 25th June 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘In the recent case of Eil v Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council (15/06/16) the court was considering the costs position on a claim arising out of a sexual assault. Due to the medical evidence the Claimant limited the claim to £50,000. A budget was submitted by the Defendant for £26,000. The Claimant’s budget was £104,373, of which half had already been incurred.’
Zenith PI Blog, 27th June 2016
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘A retired company director has paid £4,500 in costs after being reprimanded by a judge for vandalising his own mother’s gravestone with a hammer.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th June 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Law Society’s budgeted costs of £637,000 to defend the competition law action brought over its Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) are disproportionate and should be capped at nearly half of that, the president of the Competition Appeal Tribunal has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 24th June 2016
source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A successful part 36 offer in a provisional assessment removes the £1,500 costs cap, the High Court has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 23rd June 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.co.uk
‘A defendant that “resisted all early attempts at discussion or negotiation” has become the latest to have its conduct penalised in costs.’
Litigation Futures, 22nd June 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.co.uk
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