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Harmans Costs Brief – September 2015
Costs Brief is back for the autumn. Featuring articles on the issue of whether bills should be split pre and post April 2013 and the recent Court of Appeal ruling which says CFAs are subject to contract cancellation regulations. Plus reminders about phased bills of costs for assessment and…
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CFA subject to contract cancellation regulations, says appeal court
Thousands of costs cases could be affected by a Court of Appeal ruling earlier this year which established that the Cancellation of Contracts made in a Consumer’s Home or Place of Work etc Regulation 2008 applied to conditional fee agreements (CFAs). In the case of…
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Post April 2013 success fees – interesting decision & Judgment
The headline on Twitter read, “Ruling casts doubt on PI lawyers’ model of recovering success fee from damages” which is perhaps a somewhat sensationalised version of the ruling itself. It refers to the case of A (1) and M (2) (both by their Litigation Friend)…
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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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Harmans Costs Brief – May 2015
Costs Brief is back! What a busy few weeks – we hosted our most popular costs seminar to date, we walked the London Legal Walk and we are delighted to announce our new Partner Sara Gould. There’s also tons of articles including the recent Part 36…
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Legal Costs Update #4: Case Law Review
April showers April showers produced the darling buds of May and we now look forward to a flaming June. The General Election has been and gone and what impact the result will have on the legal landscape dominates the legal websites and blogs. What is…
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Bill of Costs Struck Out Over CFA Validity
In the case of Anthony Scott –v- Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust [2014] Ew Misc B53 (CC)(27 October 2014), Regional Costs Judge, District Judge Besford struck out the Claimant’s claim for costs against the Defendant as he could not be satisfied that there…
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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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Hearing Loss Claims – High Court Judge in Cardiff confirms NIHL is a disease
Noise Induced Hearing Loss is a disease which falls within section V of the former Part 45 of the CPR and claims for damages for NIHL therefore attract a 62.5% success fee if settled before trial. Such claims are not subject to section IV of…
