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Costs Judges overturned on Appeal – Gary Knight investigates
It is perhaps not the best of times if you are a costs judge with their decisions being overturned on appeal. Foskett J sitting with the senior costs judge Gordon-Saker overturned 3 decisions made by costs judges when dealing with three conjoined appeals – Kai…
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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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CPR sanctions for failure to serve funding documents with a Bill of Costs
At Harmans we still find that certain Claimant law firms, and even some Costs Lawyers, still refuse to provide the information required by CPR Costs Practice Direction 32.5(1)(c) & (d) when serving a Bill of Costs – namely a Statement of Reasons for the Success…
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Matthew Harman discusses the increase in Insurance Premium Tax (IPT)
From 1 November 2015, the standard rate of IPT will be increased by 3.5 percentage points to 9.5%. From this date all premiums received by insurers using the IPT cash accounting scheme will be charged at 9.5%. For insurers using the special accounting scheme, there…
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Legal Futures Insight – Personal Injury report
Personal Injury lawyers should check out the latest Legal Futures Insight publication, which looks in depth at their sector, and in particular MedCo, ATE, clinical negligence fixed fees and costs management. Matthew Harman gives his view on the joys and horrors of costs budgeting in PI…
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Insurance Premium Tax – a reminder
The government is raising the rate of tax by more than 50% in November which will impact on the costs of ATE cover. One of the most innocuous-sounding changes announced in George Osborne’s July budget will see millions of Brits pay more for the likes…
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After all the fuss the Coventry decision is here…
Link to full Judgment: https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/docs/uksc-2012-0076-judgment-2015.pdf Link to press release: https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/docs/uksc-2012-0076-press-summary-2015.pdf
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“Fat cat” myth undermines all the good work done slams Gary Knight
I am disappointed to notice politicians and sections of the media back on the Solicitor bashing bandwagon all in the name of reducing costs. It has been a few years since this level of critique but the same old, tired headlines are being trotted out…
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Costs Law – recent developments. Notes by Roger Mallalieu, Barrister from 4 New Square
These notes from Roger Mallalieu were distributed at our recent costs seminar on 10 April 2015 and briefly address 6 issues relating to recent developments in the law of costs (i) The new Part 36 – an overview and some key points; (ii) The ‘current’ Part 36…
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Latest edition of MedMal from Marketform featuring Gary Knight on costs
Click the link below to read the February edition of MedMal from Marketform. Gary Knight talks about claims for costs and what to look for on page 8 – page 13. 1502 MedMal
