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Points of Reply: How to Respond to Weak Points of Dispute
Points of Reply: How to Respond to Weak Points of Dispute When acting for the receiving party, being served with weak or poorly drafted Points of Dispute can present both a risk and an opportunity. While vague or generic objections may appear easy to dismiss, failing...
What Judges Look for in a Reasonable Costs Budget
What Judges Look for in a Reasonable Costs Budget In our experience supporting Solicitors, fee earners and Counsel with budgets across the spectrum of civil litigation, a consistent pattern emerges. Judges are looking for Costs Budgets that are grounded in reality,...
Detailed Assessment Hearings: Preparation and Guidance
Detailed Assessment Hearing: Preparation and Guidance Detailed assessment hearings are a crucial stage in the costs recovery process, and represent the final step in the detailed assessment process, ensuring that parties obtain a fair and accurate determination of the...
Budget Drafting and Budget Monitoring: Understanding the Distinction
Budget Drafting and Budget Monitoring: Understanding the DistinctionEffective cost management is fundamental to successful litigation. Two processes are central to this: cost budget drafting and budget monitoring. While they are closely linked, they perform different...
Class Actions and Group Litigation Costs: How Do Costs Lawyers Assist?
Class Actions and Group Litigation: How Do Costs Lawyers Assist?Class actions and group litigation, otherwise known as collective proceedings, are a legal process that enables multiple individuals with similar claims to pursue a case collectively against one or more...
Noel Clarke v Guardian: Libel Case Legal Costs
Noel Clarke v Guardian: Libel Case Legal Costs Actor Noel Clarke has been ordered to pay at least £3 million of Guardian News and Media’s (GNM) legal costs after losing his libel claim action against the publisher. The order was made by Mrs Justice Steyn DBE at the...