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Harmans Costs Brief – December 2019
Well that went quickly, welcome to the final Costs Brief of 2019 and in fact the decade! Partner and Costs Lawyer Mathew Knight takes a look at costs budgeting decisions on paper during the substantive case and how this affects the recovery of costs. We…
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Matthew Harman discusses hourly rates in clinical negligence cases
JXA v Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (2018) EWHC 1747 (QB) It is not often these days that Claimant lawyers put their heads above the parapet on hourly rates. That is in part in case a decision is given which will be thrown back…
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MPs blame ‘defensive’ NHS culture for spiralling claims costs
Article courtesy of John Hyde at The Law Society Gazette: https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/mps-blame-defensive-nhs-culture-for-spiralling-claims-costs-/5063937.article
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Harman Costs Brief – March 2017
Another busy month and lots to discuss, not least the new format bill of costs – Mat Knight takes a look below. We have also summarised the decision of Merrix v Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust plus much more. We hope you find this latest instalment of Costs…
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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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Harmans are exhibiting at APIL clinical negligence conference 2016
Harmans are delighted to be exhibiting at the APIL annual clinical negligence conference at The Celtic Manor Resort in Newport from 29-30 September 2016. If you’re going too then we’d love to see you at our stand!
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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 – February 2016
Costs Brief February is here! Where else could we start but Gary Knight’s scathing response to Lord Justice Jackson’s vision of fixed costs. There’s also a legal costs update of key cases, the summary of the Civil Courts Structure Review interim report from Lord Justice Briggs plus we cover…
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Fixed costs – the time is now? Gary Knight discusses below
So sayeth the Lord – well Lord Justice Jackson in his recent IPA Annual Lecture given on 28 January 2016. It has appeared inevitable in recent months that some form of fixed costs scheme will be introduced if the powers that be have their way…
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Falling foul of proportionality by Nishma Shah
The recent case of Hobbs v Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust [2015] EWHC B20 (Costs), has highlighted a key consideration that the Court may take into account when assessing costs. The issue of proportionality is often a thorny one. It should be remembered…
