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CPR 36.17(4) : Gilham v MGN Ltd and Another
CPR 36.17(4) : Gilham v MGN Ltd and Another Indemnity Costs and Part 36 Principles in Defamation Act Cases In Gilham v MGN Ltd and Another [2021] Costs LR 371, the High Court of Justice considered the issue of a Claimant's entitlement to costs following the acceptance...
CPR 25 in the Context of Litigation Funders
CPR 25 in the Context of Litigation Funders Rowe & Ors [2021] EWCA Civ 29 In the recent decision in Rowe & Ors v Ingenious Media Holdings PLC & Ors [2021] EWCA Civ 29 (15 January 2021), the Court of Appeal was tasked with considering a CPR 25...
What is a Costs Management Order?
What is a Costs Management Order? And Does Costs Budgeting Remain Effective: Smith v W Ford & Sons (Contractors) Ltd [2021] EWHC 1749 (QB) What is Costs Management? Throughout litigation, certain actions need to be completed in order to proceed efficiently and...
Pre-Trial Checklist Estimate of Costs – Should it be Filed?
Pre-Trial Checklist Estimate of Costs: Should it be Filed?What is a Pre Trial Checklist? As part of cases that have been allocated to the Fast Track or Multi Track, the Court will usually request that all parties complete a Pre Trial Checklist. Following the Court’s...
Costs Litigation and the Process of Detailed Assessment
Costs Litigation and the Process of Detailed Assessment What is Costs Litigation? Costs litigation is the process of setting/determining the amount of costs owed by one party to another following any type of legal action. The general rule of thumb in costs is...
CPR 44.3 (5) – Proportionality in Competition Appeal
CPR 44. 3(5) - Proportionality in Competition AppealIn the recent Court of Appeal decision in Ryder Ltd and Another v MAN SE and Others [2020] Costs LR 2003, the Competition Appeal Tribunal ('CAT') was tasked with undertaking a summary assessment of costs incurred in...