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CPR 45.29I: Disbursements in Fixed Costs Legal Disbursements CPR 45 and CPR 45.29I deals with the types of disbursements that are recoverable in cases that fall under the fixed recoverable costs regime. The amount and type of legal disbursements which are recoverable...

Costs Counsel: Specialism in Costs & When Should You Instruct? Once damages have been agreed on a case, the matter of costs follows and can sometimes be higher in value than the damages action which has taken place, depending on the agreement on costs reached and...

Stage 3 Costs and Portal Costs What are Portal costs? In 2012, the Government proposed the extension of the fixed costs scheme for Road Traffic Accident Claims. The Ministry of Justice set out the proposals of the amount the costs should be fixed at in the...

Damages Based Agreements: Zuberi v Lexlaw Limited What are Damages Based Agreements? Damages Based Agreements (DBAs) are also known as contingency fee agreements. They are a type of funding arrangement between a Solicitor and their Client and are used as a method of...

  CPR 44.3 Update April 2021: Vulnerability and Proportionality         What is Covered Under CPR 44.3? The Civil Procedure Rules are used to govern Civil disputes in the UK. CPR 44 refers to general rules on costs of civil litigation or civil...

Property Litigation Costs: Recovery and NegotiationProperty Litigation Costs arise from civil litigation which relates to a property dispute. They can include disputes between landlords and tenants and disputes regarding ownership of property, whether it be...