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Sara Gould highly commended in Costs Lawyer of the Year at Modern Law Awards 2025
It was very fitting in the run up to International Women’s Day last week that we were celebrating one of our own! We’re so proud of Sara Gould who was highly commended in the Costs Lawyer of the Year category at the Modern Law Magazine…
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Claimant penalised for excessive and unrealistic costs budget
The issue of a costs budget found to be excessive and unrealistic required a further hearing in order to consider what costs order was to be made following the CMC held on 15 May 2024. MR NICHOLAS WORCESTER (BY HIS WIFE AND LITIGATION FRIEND, DOMINIQUE…
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A timely reminder of the requirements of any challenge to the provisional assessment
It has been a number of years since, in an attempt to clear the significant backlog of bills awaiting assessment, that CPR 47.15 was introduced to allow for a provisional assessment of costs up to £75,000.00 (CPD 14.1). Effectively assessments took place on paper with…
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The importance of carefully considered Part 36 offers and the benefits of the same
Well that’s the Summer done for another year; I returned to the office from the Great North (Canada, not Newcastle) to find that not too much has changed. Disputes continue, costs are challenged and budgets still cause issues particularly when trying to depart. One case…
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Instruction of Leading Counsel in mesothelioma claim
When it comes to instruction of King’s Counsel, Gary Knight considers the following decision. Simon Coram (Executor of the Estate of Maragaret Jean Coram – Deceased) and D R Dunthorn & Son Limited – Neutral Citation – [2024] An appeal heard by Mrs Justice Yipp…
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Costs budgets
Costs Budgets continue to raise matters requiring appeals to provide guidance if not answers; Gary Knight looks at a case in which the Claimant experienced difficulties in addressing the Judge at the CCMC as to the content of the Defendant’s Costs Budget and took umbrage…
