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Solicitor Client Costs Assessment: Statute Bills When is a Client Bill, Not a Statute Bill? What is a Solicitor Client Costs Assessment? Solicitor client assessments are a form of detailed assessments which take place, often in civil litigation matters, when a client...

Application for Relief from Sanctions: Thomas v SmallingWhat is an Application for Relief from Sanctions? Where a party has failed to comply with a Court Order or the Civil Procedure Rules, for example, in failing to file a Defence or failing to comply with the...

Part 8 Costs Only Proceedings When Is the Right Time to Issue?  Part 8 costs only proceedings can arise when the main action settled prior to issuing proceedings. When a matter settles pre-action, the costs of the claim can only be negotiated on an informal...

Part 36 Costs Consequences: Swift v CarpenterTo recap, some of the Civil Procedure Rules Part 36 Costs Consequences include: A part 36 offer accepted within the relevant period; usually, 21 days, will mean that the receiving party will be awarded costs to be assessed...

Notice of Right to Cancel a CFA Conditional Fee Agreements are subject to the same requirements as any other contract and; therefore, usually require a Notice of Right to Cancel a CFA for one to be binding. The Consumer Contract (Information, Cancellation and...

Conditional Fee Agreement Termination Toms v Brannan [2020] Costs LR 1497 What is a Conditional Fee Agreement? Conditional Fee Agreements, or CFA for short, are a type of retainer which are entered into between a no win no fee Solicitor and their client in respect of...