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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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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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When costs of the costs, cost!
Gary Knight looks at an interesting judgment from DCJ Colin Campbell involving the argument that summary assessment costs of £1,500.00 plus vat and court fee applied because the Claimant had “exaggerated” costs of the action. Neutral Citation Number : [2022] EWHC 2390 (SCCO) Case No:…
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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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Case law update – September 2019
The last couple of months have presented numerous judgments, far too many to cover here though the following caught the eye of Gary Knight: Vivek Rattan v Carter Ruck – SCCO 20/05/19 (amended 19/07/19). Before Master Leonard an assessment of costs between solicitor and client.…
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Harmans Costs Brief – July 2019
This month’s Costs Brief considers the historical development of Part 36 and the distinction between substantive proceedings and the costs of the assessment proceedings. The recovery of mediation costs is also covered along with the new discount rate for PI claims. Plus there are details…
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The Role of Specialist Costs Counsel in Judgments
In the matter of Evelyn Horne v Prescot (No. 1) Ltd – [2019] EWHC 1322 (QB), Jamie Carpenter (Claimant/Respondent) was pitched against Benjamin Williams QC (Respondent/Claimant) in a matter before Mr Justice Nichol on 7 May 2019 (judgment 24 May 2019). The issue An appeal…
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Harmans Costs Brief – March 2019
This month’s Costs Brief has been taken over by Gary Knight who looks at some recent costs related decisions and highlights, among other things, the importance of seeking an interim payment in respect of costs at the conclusion of the case as well as the…
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Legal costs update by Gary Knight
As prepared by Partner and Costs Lawyer Gary Knight for the next edition of Litigation Funding magazine. October 2018 saw a flurry of costs related decisions and I could not bid farewell to 2018 without comment: Stephen John Culliford (1) Dawn Lane (2) -v- Jocelyn…
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No “good reasons” to depart from budget – Part 2
Whether a reduction in the hourly rates applied to the incurred costs within a bill is a good reason to apply the same reduced rates to the ‘budgeted’ costs (i.e. future costs) in the same bill – Part 2 Following on from Mathew Knight’s previous…
