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Deadline tomorrow 24 August for submissions for LASPO Part 2 government review
Part 2 of the LASPO Act: Litigation Funding and Costs MoJ Survey – DEADLINE TOMORROW 24 AUGUST 2018. The Ministry of Justice is undertaking a post-implementation review of Part 2 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO). This relates to…
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No “good reasons” to depart from budget – Part 2
Whether a reduction in the hourly rates applied to the incurred costs within a bill is a good reason to apply the same reduced rates to the ‘budgeted’ costs (i.e. future costs) in the same bill – Part 2 Following on from Mathew Knight’s previous…
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Costs management – Costs Lawyer magazine July/August
A look at Costs Management in the latest Costs Lawyer magazine featuring comment from Matthew Harman. Costs Lawyer mag July-Aug 2017 pg 14-15 Costs Lawyer mag July-Aug 2017 pg16-17
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Fixed Costs, Budgets and the Bill of Costs
Partner and Costs Lawyer Gary Knight discusses the implications of Lord Justice Jackson’s Review of Civil Litigation Costs on how solicitors recover costs on behalf of their clients in the latest Modern Claims magazine. MCM26 Harman Costs
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Harman Costs Brief – May 2017
In this issue Costs Lawyer Suzanna Popplewell gives an overview of Proportionality; we look at CFAs and ATE Premiums and also feature a budget preparation fee explanation. Not forgetting it’s the month of the London Legal Walk! We hope you find the latest issue of…
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Budget fee preparation explanation
The minutes of the February meeting of the Civil Procedure Rules Committee have now been released. Given almost equal prominence as progression of the role of hot-tubbing in civil litigation are changes to be made to the provisions of section 7.2 of Practice Direction 3E.…
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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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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 – March 2016
What a hectic month – we’ve added to our Law Society Excellence Award shortlisting last year with another shortlisting in the Modern Claims Awards, this time for Costs Company of the Year! Plans for our spring seminar are in full swing and we’ve also been keeping…
