Proportionality: Where are we up to Now?

Proportionality: Where are we up to Now?

Proportionality: Where are we up to Now? Introduction West v Stockport NHS Foundation Trust & Demouilpied v Stockport NHS Foundation Trust [2019] EWCA Civ 1220 has hit the headlines recently in respect of ATE premiums, but it also sets out some very interesting...
Fixed Costs Case Study

Fixed Costs Case Study

Fixed Costs Case Study Was it a Reasonable Decision to Remove a Matter from the Portal? ARC Costs recently successfully defended a client’s decision in a fixed costs matter to remove the matter from the Portal, and recovered fixed issued costs, despite the matter...
Legal Costs – Recovering Court Fees

Legal Costs – Recovering Court Fees

Recovering Court Fees Should a Tortfeasor Pay Even When the Client was Eligible for Fee Remission? When negotiating costs on a file, it is not unusual to encounter the paying party contest the Court fees on the ground that the Claimant should have mitigated their loss...