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J C and A Solicitors Ltd v Andeen Iqbal & Another [2017] EWCA Civ 355
On 16 May 2017, in a judgment that had been eagerly awaited by personal injury lawyers, the Court of Appeal unanimously agreed that no obligation to repay Stage 1 fixed costs (£400 + VAT) once received, is imposed by the RTA Protocol or by the…
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Cost Budgeting: Decision on Misuse of Precedent R to play a procedural game
Important decision for costs budgeting: COST BUDGETING: USING PRECEDENT R TO PLAY A PROCEDURAL GAME Blog by Kerry Underwood.
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Harman Costs Brief – May 2017
In this issue Costs Lawyer Suzanna Popplewell gives an overview of Proportionality; we look at CFAs and ATE Premiums and also feature a budget preparation fee explanation. Not forgetting it’s the month of the London Legal Walk! We hope you find the latest issue of…
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Probate fee increase put on hold as MoJ runs out of time
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has stated that it has run out of time to push through legislation which would have seen a massive increase in probate fees introduced in May. As previously reported, fees had been due to increase, significantly in many cases, with…
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Budget fee preparation explanation
The minutes of the February meeting of the Civil Procedure Rules Committee have now been released. Given almost equal prominence as progression of the role of hot-tubbing in civil litigation are changes to be made to the provisions of section 7.2 of Practice Direction 3E.…
