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26/04/2018

Court of Appeal finds way to apply fixed costs to EL case wrongly run outside portal - Litigation Futures

A claimant who wrongly began and settled their claim for noise-induced hearing loss outside of the EL/PL protocol should be limited to fixed costs under the provisions that penalise poor conduct in costs, the Court of Appeal has ruled, after finding that neither the protocol nor rule 45.24 applied t...

19/04/2018

Retweeted Law Society Gazette ():

David Bott, senior partner of this week warned that small claims reforms could spark 'millions’ of claims from people with a 'have a go’ mentality. Rachel Rothwell reports. https://t.co/wADUpVHIU4

08/02/2018

Insurers bound by protocol to pay solicitors costs, Supreme Court hears

Law Society intervenes in crucial case to argue that principle of equitable intervention can apply.

06/12/2017

Court of Appeal allow success fee on transferred PI cases pre-dating Jackson reforms

Court of Appeal rules that success fee is recoverable under pre-Jackson reforms rules.

09/11/2017

Court of Appeal overturns Senior Costs Judge's ruling on proportionality test - Litigation Futures:

The Senior Costs Judge was wrong to apply the new proportionality test to additional liabilities in a case that began before LASPO took effect on 1 April 2013, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

08/08/2017

Costs judge finds 'good reason' to reduce hourly rates on assessment https://t.co/eH215c1Xic

Early test of the 'good reason' principle established by the Harrison case earlier this year.

31/07/2017

Jackson to unveil new fixed costs regime today https://t.co/N0SrXRQBqQ

Jackson expected to detail his results at 11am.

18/05/2017

Claimant delight as court rejects repayment of £400 fixed costs https://t.co/q65YQozgbX

Lord Justice Briggs makes key ruling in favour of claimants in a case addressing entitlement to Stage 1 fixed costs.

16/05/2017

Judge slams defendant firm Kennedys over costs budgeting 'games' https://t.co/qk9kWO01Be

High Court rejects defendant's estimate of claimant costs as judge says it was useless.

21/03/2017

Litigation Futures Budgeting uncertainty set to roll on until Merrix appeal - Litigation Futures: https://t.co/E5lfFZKU8n

The fall-out is continuing from the recent High Court decision that budgets bind the parties at detailed assessment unless there is good reason not to, although it seems clear that parties are waiting for a definitive ruling from the Court of Appeal.

17/11/2016

PI claims that exit protocols for multi-track "not subject to fixed costs", says CA https://t.co/SAweUavzoW

Cases that exit the RTA and EL/PL protocols and then proceed on the multi-track are not subject to fixed recoverable costs, the Court of Appeal has ruled today.

17/11/2016

Court of Appeal backs claimants over fixed costs in 'drop-out' portal cases https://t.co/7YnsMqWjB1

Listing a portal ‘drop out’ case for a disposal hearing is listing for trial, meaning that it attracts column 3 fixed costs if it then settles, the Court of Appeal has ruled.