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Sara Gould speaking at ACL London Conference
We’re proud to share that Sara Gould will be speaking at this year’s ACL Conference, which returns to London on 7 November 2025. The conference will bring together Costs Judges, Costs Barristers, Costs Lawyers and other leading practitioners to share key updates, insights and innovations…
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Harmans Costs Brief – May 2021
Welcome to the latest Costs Brief which covers the third and final update following the Civil Justice Council’s recent Guideline Hourly Rates report. We have been working with The Forum of Complex Injury Solicitors (FOCIS) to collate the relevant data to assist with their submission to the…
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Harmans Costs Brief – November 2017
Costs Brief is back! In this issue we look at a recent decision in the Court of Appeal which overturned a Senior Costs judge’s ruling on proportionality. We also discuss the importance of providing a client with an accurate costs estimate during a claim and Matthew…
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Gary Knight on Litigation Funding and Costs
To what extent has the costs profession evolved since its inception, and have there been any key milestones of particular significance? I started in costs in 1983 – even then the rules applied to costs were being scrutinised with a proposed simpler format being introduced…
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Harmans Costs Brief – July 2014
Read our latest Costs Brief featuring articles on the long awaited judgment from The Court of Appeal dealing with the issues arising from Mitchell, commentary on another decision by The Court of Appeal that the Legal Aid Agency must pay the full cost of expert…
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Harmans Costs Brief – June 2014
Last month’s Costs Brief proved to be our most popular of 2014, can we beat it with the latest issue? See for yourself, but we’re quietly confident… http://eepurl.com/Wxs-j
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ACL Annual Costs Conference 2014 – Special Report
The special report has been put together by the ACL to capture the highlights and key lessons of the two day conference as well as to provide a flavour of the current position on costs within the judiciary and the wider industry. http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk//launch.aspx?eid=f2f35c14-cc8d-42ef-82ac-8ce95dcd774f
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Harmans Costs Brief – May 2014
It’s another impressive Costs Brief brimming with costs news and analysis. Featuring articles on interest on costs and CPR 47 Costs Practice Direction 32.5 plus useful links to the latest court fee changes and Ministry of Justice proposals and that’s not the half of it! Get…
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The emergence of the Costs Lawyer
Click the link below to read Ben Rigby’s article in the latest Costs Lawyer magazine featuring Matthew Harman’s thoughts on the emergence of the profession. 140515 The emergence of the Costs Lawyer – Costs Lawyer magazine
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Firms and judges “struggling with costs management”
Smaller law firms are struggling with the demands of budgeting, while larger practices are not as capable as they think, a judicial roundtable organised by the Association of Costs Lawyers (ACL) has heard. Click below to read a white paper from the Association of Costs Lawyers: http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk//launch.aspx?eid=d7fa620c-3d92-4da4-af1f-3b80621fc96d
