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Costs Q&As
A few questions arose during our recent online costs clinic which we thought might be helpful to share. On the issue of interest on costs one caller was concerned that the courts are taking a significant time in sealing and returning orders made by consent…
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Chambers & Partners 2020 – Litigation Support Guide
Harmans is proud to have consolidated our position as a leading costs firm in the Chambers & Partners Litigation Support guide 2020, an industry bible of the leading professional service providers in the legal industry. Harmans is especially praised for our expertise in the Personal…
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The cap on recoverable costs of costs budgeting excludes VAT
Judgment from Senior Costs Judge Gordon-Saker.
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Online costs clinic – July 27 2020
Harmans are hosting an informal online costs clinic where you can drop into our virtual boardroom and ask us any costs related questions you may have. We’ve found our team video conference meetings invaluable during lockdown and we thought that this might be something that…
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Harmans Costs Brief – July 2020
It’s been some time since our last update and we just wanted to let you know how things have been going and take this opportunity to invite you to our virtual costs clinic later this month. A number of our clients have been paperless for sometime so…
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MEF v St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust – judgment handed down
Beware the wording of your offers to settle costs when outside Part 36. MEF v St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust final judgment
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BAILII Citation Number: [2020] EWHC B18 (Costs)
Senior Costs Judge’s approach to a claim from Central Funds with guidance given as to rates and items that can/cannot be recovered on assessment. https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Costs/2020/B18.html
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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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Costs budgeting decisions – impact on recovery of costs
In the case of Easteye Ltd -v- Malhotra Property Investments Ltd & Ors [2019] EWHC 2820 (Ch), Deputy District Judge Pescod made an order without an oral hearing in relation to costs management in this action on 3 May 2019. At paragraph 5 of his…
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Precedent H guidance notes updated
The guidance notes for Precedent H have been updated to support the changes made in the 109th update of the CPR. These draw the line between costs incurred up to and including the date of the first costs management hearing (incurred costs) and costs to…
