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Harmans Costs Brief – July 2014
Read our latest Costs Brief featuring articles on the long awaited judgment from The Court of Appeal dealing with the issues arising from Mitchell, commentary on another decision by The Court of Appeal that the Legal Aid Agency must pay the full cost of expert…
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Mitchell substantially sound simply misunderstood
The Court of Appeal has now handed down judgment dealing with issues arising from the interpretation of the “Mitchell” decision following which a “zero tolerance” approach was adopted in many cases as a result of a failure to fully comply with orders and/or directions. Applications…
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Sign and your winning
The World Cup is in full swing at the time of writing and again the decisions of referees are being closely scrutinised with already some very harsh calls being made and in many cases criticised; back in the less glamorous but equally competitive world of…
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Harmans Costs Brief – June 2014
Last month’s Costs Brief proved to be our most popular of 2014, can we beat it with the latest issue? See for yourself, but we’re quietly confident… http://eepurl.com/Wxs-j
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CPR changes from 5 June 2014
The following three CPR provisions have been the subject of the reforms which came into force on Thursday 5 June 2014: changes to ensure it is clear that CPR 3.12 dealing with costs budgeting applies in the Admiralty and Commercial Courts how the…
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What you need to know about CPR changes coming into force on 5 June 2014
There are three small changes, but only one with a potential major impact – the introduction of so called ‘Buffer Agreements.’ As the Jackson Reforms have resulted in procedural point taking the new provision at CPR 3.8(4) will enable parties to agree reasonable and sensible…
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Harmans Costs Brief – May 2014
It’s another impressive Costs Brief brimming with costs news and analysis. Featuring articles on interest on costs and CPR 47 Costs Practice Direction 32.5 plus useful links to the latest court fee changes and Ministry of Justice proposals and that’s not the half of it! Get…
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Interest on Costs including pre-judgment interest
The Court’s power to order interest on costs, including pre-judgment interest on costs is derived from CPR 44.2 (6) (g). (The equivalent rule was CPR 44.3(6)(g) before the Jackson reforms). The rule provides that the court may order “interest on costs from or until a…
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The new stricter approach to applications for relief from sanction reaches the SCCO
The decision of the Court of Appeal in Mitchell v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 1526 was intended to send out a clear message to the legal profession that applications for relief from sanction would be granted only where (very) good reason for…
