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Bill of Costs Certification: The Need for Fee Earners Clarity
Bill of Costs Certification: The Need for Fee Earners Clarity Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust v AKC [2021] EWHC 2607 (QB)Bill of Costs Certification Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust v AKC [2021] EWHC...
N260 Statement of Costs in a Serious Injury Case
N260 Statement of Costs in a Serious Injury CaseAbstract ARC Costs were instructed by a Serious Injury Solicitor handling a claim pleaded at up to £2,000,000 in value, to cost their full file of papers and settle an N260 Statement of Costs in advance of a Joint...
Case Study: Clinical Negligence Claims Costs
Case Study : Clinical Negligence Claims Costs We were recently instructed by a firm of Claimant solicitors to recover their legal costs following a complex case involving a minor who suffered serious injuries at birth. Facts of the Case: The Claimant was subjected to...
Costs Order Made Against a Litigant in Person: Case Study
Costs Order Made Against a Litigant in Person: Case Study Costs Order Made Against a Litigant in Person: Abstract ARC Costs were instructed by a company acting as a Litigant in Person (as the Paying Party) in relation to a dispute over legal costs,...
Guideline Hourly Rates 2023: New Rates from October 2021
Guideline Hourly Rates 2023: New Rates from October 2021 2010 Guideline Hourly Rates The current Guideline Hourly Rates (GHR) were last set in 2010 and have been in force since then. It has often been argued in the interim years, via common law decisions, that these...
Multi Track Claims Costs: Negotiation and Recovery
Multi Track Claims Costs: Negotiation and RecoveryWhat are Multi Track Claims Costs? As part of case management for most claims, including personal injury matters, there are three different track options for which a case is allocated to; the Small Claims Track, the...