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Matthew Harman named as speaker at Law Society commercial litigation conference on 10 October 2016
Have you booked your space on the Law Society commercial litigation conference yet? This event is purely focused on costs and funding in commercial litigation and will assess the impact of the Jackson reforms as well as examining the changes ahead. Lord Justice Jackson, the…
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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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Harmans Costs Brief – May 2016
We only went and won it! Harmans are incredibly proud to have been named Costs Company of the Year at the Modern Claims Awards, you can see some photos from the ceremony in Leeds by clicking the link below. Hot on the heels of our win we…
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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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Court of Protection plans to shift costs away from vulnerable individuals
The Court of Protection is considering giving judges more power to decide who should cover the legal costs in disputes over an incapacitated person’s property, affairs or care. Under existing rules, the costs for these disputes are normally paid out of the incapacitated person’s estate,…
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Harmans free costs seminar – Thursday 5 May 2016 – The Law Society, London
Our latest costs seminar is nearly fully booked, so if you haven’t already reserved your space you need to do it now! This year the seminar is an evening event and carries 2 CPD points. Please note: the seminar is nearly full. Our seminar is free…
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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…
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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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Harmans shortlisted for Costs Company of the Year at Modern Claims 2016 Awards
The Doctors Chambers Modern Claims Awards celebrate cross-industry talent and success across a range of areas in the claims industry from Law Firm of the Year to Innovation of the Year; and this year Harmans are very proud to have been recognised in the Costs…
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Assignment of CFA from one firm to another
Jones v Spire Healthcare 2015 (unreported) Liverpool County Court Case No: A13YJ811 11 September 2015 The need for a transfer of a CFA in this case from law firm Barnetts to SGI Legal came about by the insolvency of the former firm. DJ Jenkinson held…
