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Proportionality in Costs Beyond Detailed Assessment
Proportionality is one of the major issues that we find we are dealing with at the end of a matter, particularly in the small to medium value claims. Why was it introduced? It was considered that the then existing system was not working and that…
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Harman Costs Brief – March 2017
Another busy month and lots to discuss, not least the new format bill of costs – Mat Knight takes a look below. We have also summarised the decision of Merrix v Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust plus much more. We hope you find this latest instalment of Costs…
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Keynote address by Lord Justice Jackson – 7 March 2017
White Paper Costs Conference – 7th March 2017 KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY LORD JUSTICE JACKSON – THE REVIEW OF FIXED RECOVERABLE COSTS
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Open consultation: Fixed recoverable costs for clinical negligence claims
The Department of Health is currently seeking views on its proposal for a mandatory system of fixed recoverable costs for lower value clinical negligence claims in England and Wales. It is important for practitioners to note that this consultation closes at 11.45pm on 1 May…
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Court of Appeal gives guidance on fixed costs regime
Fixed costs apply to pre-action disclosure applications made after leaving the portal – see Sharp v Leeds City Council [2017] EWCA Civ 33. The Court of Appeal recently decided what judges called, “a short but important point of interpretation of the Civil Procedure Rules,” which…
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Harman Costs Brief – February 2017
It’s February already and we’ve rounded up the latest industry news for you – Gary Knight takes a look at an important decision on appeal in Briggs and 598 others v First Choice Holidays, plus there’s guidance from the Court of Appeal on the fixed costs…
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Part 36 indemnity costs trumps fixed costs rules the Court of Appeal
Two low level RTA claims, relating to separate Claimants (Broadhurst and Taylor), were heard together on appeal after opposite decisions were made by judges on whether to equate indemnity costs with fixed costs. The Master of the Rolls, Lord Dyson said that assessed costs should…
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Harmans Costs Brief – May 2016
We only went and won it! Harmans are incredibly proud to have been named Costs Company of the Year at the Modern Claims Awards, you can see some photos from the ceremony in Leeds by clicking the link below. Hot on the heels of our win we…
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Gary Knight on Litigation Funding and Costs
To what extent has the costs profession evolved since its inception, and have there been any key milestones of particular significance? I started in costs in 1983 – even then the rules applied to costs were being scrutinised with a proposed simpler format being introduced…
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Harmans costs seminar resources from 5 May 2016
If you couldn’t be there on the day here’s all of the notes and resources used by our speakers: 160505 costs budgets presentation SG precedent-h-guidance-note 160505 Summary of Lynch handout notes JM Samantha Jones – Cost Talk – 05.05.2016
