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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…
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Phased Bills of Costs for Assessment
Solicitors should be aware that from 1 October 2015 itemised Bills for Assessment will need to include a breakdown for each phase of the proceedings where budgets have been approved. The new rule states: FILING COSTS BREAKDOWN WHEN DETAILED ASSESSMENT COMMENCED There is an addition…
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The proper approach to costs – a view from the Technology and Construction Court
Gotch & Anor -v- Enelco Ltd [2015] EWHC 1802 (TCC) 03/07/2015 This recent decision from Mr Justice Edwards-Stuart, the Judge in charge of the Technology and Construction Court (TCC), provides the strongest indication yet that unreasonableness, intransigence and the taking of every point must now…
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County Court portal case leapfrogged to the Court of Appeal
An appeal on the contentious issue of which fixed costs apply in portal ‘drop-out’ cases when they settle before trial, which has led to several conflicting first instance decisions, has been leapfrogged to the Court of Appeal from Birkenhead County Court. The central issue arises…
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Harmans Costs Brief – May 2015
Costs Brief is back! What a busy few weeks – we hosted our most popular costs seminar to date, we walked the London Legal Walk and we are delighted to announce our new Partner Sara Gould. There’s also tons of articles including the recent Part 36…
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Costs Seminar Resources: Part 2
If you couldn’t be there on the day here’s Matthew Harman’s notes and hand outs from our breakfast seminar at The Law Society plus Roger Mallalieu’s notes. Harmans talk 10.04.15 – notes Example budget Harmans talk -Documentation is support Explanation of costs for CCMC Costs…
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Harmans Costs Brief – February 2015
Read our latest Costs Brief packed full with costs new and analysis. Featuring articles on the impending changes to CPR Part 36, case management hearings, the proposed increases to court fees, not to mention details of our next free costs seminar at The Law Society…
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Lionel Richardson v Glencore: Commercial Costs Case
Solicitors were reminded of the importance of oral case management hearings in the Commercial Court and of adhering to the requirements of the Admiralty and Commercial Court Guide when making a request for a paper case management hearing. The court heard a case management conference…
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Costs and Procedure Case Round-Up
1502 Courts report pg 1 – Litigation Funding – GK 1502 Courts report pg 2 – Litigation Funding – GK
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Harmans Costs Brief – January 2015
Fresh for 2015 – Costs Brief is back! Featuring a Legal Costs update from Partner and Costs Lawyer Gary Knight, analysis from Nishma Shah on recovering insurance premiums post LASPO and much more. http://eepurl.com/bbnhH9
