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Detailed Assessment of Solicitor's Costs - Ensure Compliance The Consequences of Failing to Comply - Kapoor v Johal [2014] EWHC 2853  What is a Detailed Assessment of Costs? When litigation ends, the general rule is that the unsuccessful party pays the costs of the...

Form N254: Obtaining a DCC   What is a Form N254 Default Costs Certificate? If there is a failure on the Paying Party’s side in serving Points of Dispute within the required time frames, the receiving party should apply for a Default Costs Certificate (Form N254).  On...

CPR 47.6 - Procedure for Assessing the Solicitor's Costs   What Is CPR 47.6? CPR 47.6 is a rule under Part 47 of the Civil Procedure Rules, which deals with costs assessment in civil litigation. Specifically, it outlines the steps necessary to request a detailed...

Fundamental Dishonesty and Costs: Barrister disbarred after dishonest PI claim   Claire Louise Thomas, a barrister called to the Bar in 2008, has been disbarred following a court ruling that found her fundamentally dishonest in pursuing a £250,000 personal injury...

MotoNovo Finance Claim: High Costs Expected   The recent case of Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd t/a MotoNovo [2024] EWCA Civ 1282 was part of a broader Court of Appeal judgment on car finance agreement practices. It centred on undisclosed commissions paid by lenders to...

CPR 47.14 - Urgent Replies and Lodging of Assessment  ARC Costs were recently instructed by a solicitor to serve urgent replies to point of dispute and avoided a bill of costs being struck out under CPR 47.14. The rules of CPR 47.14 CPR 47 is part of the Civil...