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Fundamental Dishonesty Costs: What Happens When a Claimant is Dishonest?
Fundamental Dishonesty Costs: What Happens When a Claimant is Dishonest?A finding of fundamental dishonesty in a personal injury claim can have serious financial consequences. A claimant may lose their compensation and become responsible for the defendant's legal...
Legal Costs Assessment: How Are Legal Costs Assessed by the Court?
Legal Costs Assessment: How Are Legal Costs Assessed by the Court?A legal costs assessment determines how much one party must pay towards another party's legal costs following court proceedings. It is often necessary when a court has made a costs order but the parties...
What Are Legal Costs, and Who Pays Them?
What Are Legal Costs, and Who Pays Them?Legal costs are the fees and expenses involved in getting legal advice, instructing a solicitor or taking a case to court. They can include solicitors' fees, barristers' fees, court fees and expert reports. One of the biggest...
Clinical Negligence Legal Costs: What Can Be Recovered?
Clinical Negligence Legal Costs: What Can Be Recovered?The legal costs associated with clinical negligence claims can be substantial. Medical expert evidence, complex questions of causation and the need to establish future care requirements can make these cases...
Retainers and Legal Costs Recovery: The Rules
Retainers and Legal Costs Recovery: The RulesA case concludes successfully, costs are awarded and the file goes to the costs draftsman. Only then does someone notice that the hourly rates recorded on the ledger exceed those permitted by the retainer. The work may have...
Vulnerable Clients and Legal Costs: Getting the Retainer Right
Vulnerable Clients and Legal Costs: Getting the Retainer RightA client signs the retainer, agrees the hourly rates and returns the paperwork. Months later, they say they never understood how much they might have to pay. For solicitors, a signature is an important...