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Small Claims Costs in the Court of Appeal
Small Claims Costs in the Court of Appeal The intersection of the SCT regime and the explosion of PPI claims Small Claims Costs: CPR 27 Civil Procedure Rule 27 and Practice Direction 27A outline the key guiding principles for Small Claims Track allocated matters in...
Costs Draftsman Fees: How Much Do We Charge?
Costs Draftsman Fees: How Much Do We Charge? What is a Costs Draftsman/Costs Lawyer? Law Costs Draftsmen and Costs Lawyers work within the legal profession and specialise in the law relating to legal costs. They engage in the full litigation process, undertaking...
High Court Costs: Recovery and Negotiation
High Court Costs: Recovery and Negotiation What is the High Court? Within the UK, the High Court is the third highest Court. Above this is the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. There are three divisions within the High Court; the Queens Bench Division, the Family...
Costs Hearings
Costs Hearings & Obtaining Appropriate Representation What is a Costs Hearing? Solicitors’ costs hearings can vary vastly in focus and will deal with the issues of legal costs incurred by the parties as part of any litigation. Such hearings can be held at...
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...