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A valuable insight into the costs budgeting process
A very interesting case has appeared on Bailli recently and reveals an interesting view as to how the Master in the case approached the fixing of a budget. The case [2025] EWHC 674 (Ch) involves Atlantic Ways Holding SA (Claimant) and Freetown Terminal Holding Limited…
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Sara Gould highly commended in Costs Lawyer of the Year at Modern Law Awards 2025
It was very fitting in the run up to International Women’s Day last week that we were celebrating one of our own! We’re so proud of Sara Gould who was highly commended in the Costs Lawyer of the Year category at the Modern Law Magazine…
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Claimant penalised for excessive and unrealistic costs budget
The issue of a costs budget found to be excessive and unrealistic required a further hearing in order to consider what costs order was to be made following the CMC held on 15 May 2024. MR NICHOLAS WORCESTER (BY HIS WIFE AND LITIGATION FRIEND, DOMINIQUE…
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The importance of carefully considered Part 36 offers and the benefits of the same
Well that’s the Summer done for another year; I returned to the office from the Great North (Canada, not Newcastle) to find that not too much has changed. Disputes continue, costs are challenged and budgets still cause issues particularly when trying to depart. One case…
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Costs budgets
Costs Budgets continue to raise matters requiring appeals to provide guidance if not answers; Gary Knight looks at a case in which the Claimant experienced difficulties in addressing the Judge at the CCMC as to the content of the Defendant’s Costs Budget and took umbrage…
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Harmans are hiring!
We’re looking for an experienced Costs Lawyer/Costs Draftsperson to join our team who is conversant in the new format bill and CostsMaster and who shares our commitment to providing the best legal costs service for our clients. Hybrid/remote working is available. If this is of…
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Matthew Harman named in top 10 most influential Costs Lawyers across UK in 2023
We’re proud that Matthew Harman has been named in the top 10 most influential Costs Lawyers across the UK in Business Today’s Lawyer Awards 2023. All of the Costs Lawyers in the top 10 were described as trailblazers in the industry who have consistently set…
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Harmans Costs Brief – November 2023
Welcome to the latest Costs Brief featuring our recent ranking in The Legal 500 as one of the ‘Firms in the Spotlight 2024’, some analysis from Partner and Costs Lawyer Gary Knight on two cases from the Court of Appeal and the Competition Appeal Tribunal involving the reference…
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Guideline Hourly Rates: Latest Update
The nights are drawing in, there’s a nip in the air so it’s a good time to snuggle down with two cases from the Court of Appeal and the Competition Appeal Tribunal involving the reference to Guideline Hourly Rates. Partner and Costs Lawyer Gary Knight…
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Application to Vary an Approved Costs Budget
Partner and Costs Lawyer Gary Knight recently received instructions to assist with an application to vary an approved costs budget, he found the process of interest and so thought he’d share. First port of call: 3.15A. (1) A party (“the revising party”) must revise its…
