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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...
CPR 56: Tenancy Deposit Protection Claims and Legal Costs
CPR 56: Tenancy Deposit Claims and Legal Costs Tenancy deposit protection claims are a recurring feature of landlord and tenant litigation. While the underlying dispute is usually straightforward, the correct procedure for issuing these claims is often misunderstood....