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How to Challenge a Bill of Costs: A Guide for Paying Parties
How to Challenge a Bill of Costs: A Guide for Paying PartiesReceiving a Bill of Costs does not necessarily mean you have to pay the full amount claimed. Even where a court has ordered you to pay another party's legal costs, you may still be entitled to challenge the...
AI and Legal Costs: Could ‘AI Slop’ Lead to Costs Sanctions?
AI and Legal Costs: Could ‘AI Slop’ Lead to Costs Sanctions?Artificial intelligence has made it considerably easier and cheaper to produce legal documents. But what happens when that technology is used to generate excessive, inaccurate or irrelevant material that...
Are Expert Fees Recoverable as Costs?
Are Expert Fees Recoverable as Costs?Expert evidence can be one of the largest expenses in litigation, particularly in clinical negligence, serious personal injury and complex commercial disputes. A case may require several expert witnesses, with fees incurred for...
Medical Agency Fees: Defendants Ordered to Pay Costs
Medical Agency Fees: Defendants Ordered to Pay CostsThe long-running dispute over medical agency fees has produced another significant costs decision, with insurer defendants ordered to pay the costs of proceedings in JXX v Scott Archibald [2026] EWHC 2404 (SCCO). The...
Costs Thrown Away Meaning: What Are Costs Thrown Away?
Costs Thrown Away Meaning: What Are Costs Thrown Away?If a court order refers to “costs thrown away”, it generally means legal costs that have been unnecessarily incurred because something happened that meant work already undertaken could no longer be used as...
Costs in the Case: What Does Costs in the Case Mean?
Costs in the Case: What Does Costs in the Case Mean?If a court order says “costs in the case”, it means that the costs of a particular hearing or application will usually follow the overall costs outcome of the proceedings. In simple terms, the party in whose favour...