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Harmans Costs Brief – January 2017
An industry award, a brand new office, two costs seminars, our first exhibition and a team trip to Bruges – 2016 was a very busy year for Harmans, we’re looking forward to seeing what 2017 will bring… We hope you’ve had a good start to the…
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Sony Communications International and SSH Communications Security Corporation [2016] EWHC 2985 (Pat)
Sony Communications International and SSH Communications Security Corporation [2016] EWHC 2985 (Pat) – Mr Roger Wyland QC sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge 24/11/2016 In this matter the court, when dealing with a summary assessment of costs, considered whether to depart from the court…
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Late Costs Budgets: Risks and Consequences
Lowin v W Portsmouth & Co LTD [2016] EWHC 2301 QBD Elisabeth Laing J – 20/06/16 An appeal against a decision of a Costs Judge following a provisional assessment of the receiving party’s costs. The Claimant was entitled to costs following a successful claim for…
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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 seminar resources from 5 May 2016
If you couldn’t be there on the day here’s all of the notes and resources used by our speakers: 160505 costs budgets presentation SG precedent-h-guidance-note 160505 Summary of Lynch handout notes JM Samantha Jones – Cost Talk – 05.05.2016
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Summary of 83rd amendment to CPR
With effect from 6 April 2016 the 83rd amendments to the CPR comes into force. There are some minor but important changes in relation to Costs Management (PD3E): • The costs management rules are amended to provide that only the first page of Precedent H…
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83rd update to CPR from April 2016
The 83rd Update to the Civil Procedure Rules introduces changes in a number of areas. The majority of the amendments come into force on 1 or 6 April 2016. Note reference to budget changes. https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil
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Harmans Costs Brief – October 2015
October is shaping up to be a busy month at Harmans – we’re looking forward to the Law Society Excellence Awards in London this Thursday and keeping everything crossed for our app Costs Expert which has been shortlisted in the Business Development category! The Harmans Aylesbury team is on…
Tags: budget hearings, case management, case management conference, CFA, CMC, consumer ADR, costs, Costs Brief, costs budgets, Costs Expert app, Court of Appeal, CPR, Denton, HMCTS, Insurance Premium Tax, Law Society, Law Society Excellence Awards, National Minimum Wage, Practice Direction, relief from sanctions, tax -
Costs budgeting by Matthew Harman
I spend a good deal of time dealing with budget hearings in the Queen’s Bench Division corridor. From my perspective they waste an awful lot of time being listed at times like 11:30am, which leads to a complete morning and early afternoon out of the…
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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…
