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The Denton Test – Relief from Sanctions
The Denton Test - Relief from Sanctions What is the Denton Test? The Denton Test is used by Courts when deciding whether relief from sanctions should be granted in certain cases. The Court of Appeal established the Denton test in the case of Denton v TH...
Precedent G – Decision to Reject Points of Dispute Upheld
Precedent G - Decision to Reject Points of Dispute Upheld Edinburgh v Fieldfisher LLP [2020] Costs LR 549 The High Court recently upheld a decision made by a Costs Judge to reject a Claimant’s supplementary Points of Dispute (Precedent G). In the case of...
Accepting a Calderbank Offer after a Hearing has Begun
Accepting a Calderbank Offer after a Hearing has Begun MEF v St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust What is a Calderbank Offer? A Calderbank offer is a settlement offer made on a “without prejudice save as to costs” basis. This type of offer is made pursuant to the...
My Role as a Trainee Costs Draftsman
A blog post written by Grace Carty, our new Trainee Costs Draftsman, providing an insight into her new role, including what the role involves, and what she enjoys most about being a Trainee Costs Draftsman.
ADR – Mediation and Arbitration in Disputes
ADR – Mediation and Arbitration Recovering Costs When a Party Refuses to Engage in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)What is Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) - Mediation, Arbitration, Negotiation & Conciliation ADR is a method of settling legal disputes in a...
Cost of Arbitration v Court on Detailed Assessment in Costs Disputes
Cost of Arbitration V Court in Costs Disputes on Detailed Assessment The normal procedure in a costs dispute is the process of detailed assessment, whereby the case proceeds to a provisional/detailed assessment hearing at Court to have the costs assessed by a Judge....