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Merrix v Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust
The issue of costs budgets continues to occupy court time with The Honourable Mrs Justice Carr DBE the latest, and most senior, judge to give consideration to what, if any, weight an approved costs budget had when the bill of costs was the subject of…
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Open consultation: Fixed recoverable costs for clinical negligence claims
The Department of Health is currently seeking views on its proposal for a mandatory system of fixed recoverable costs for lower value clinical negligence claims in England and Wales. It is important for practitioners to note that this consultation closes at 11.45pm on 1 May…
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Court of Appeal gives guidance on fixed costs regime
Fixed costs apply to pre-action disclosure applications made after leaving the portal – see Sharp v Leeds City Council [2017] EWCA Civ 33. The Court of Appeal recently decided what judges called, “a short but important point of interpretation of the Civil Procedure Rules,” which…
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Harman Costs Brief – February 2017
It’s February already and we’ve rounded up the latest industry news for you – Gary Knight takes a look at an important decision on appeal in Briggs and 598 others v First Choice Holidays, plus there’s guidance from the Court of Appeal on the fixed costs…
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Statutory Charge and Article 8 Damages
Statutory Charge and Article 8 Damages In the case of P v A Local Authority [2016] EWHC 2779 (Fam), P was a 17 year old who had been born female but wanted to change his identity to male. His relationship with his adoptive parents broke…
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A Guide to the Small Claims Track
What it is, how it works and what Litigants need to know When a claim is brought at court, the court will allocate it to one of three ‘tracks’; the small claims track, the fast track and the multi-track. The small claims track is supposed…
