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The (indemnity) cost of getting it wrong
The Court of Protection team at 39 Essex Chambers analyse the award of indemnity costs against a local authority for breaching a disabled woman’s rights. The ruling in Somerset County Council v MK [2015] EWCOP B1 (HHJ Marston) is the costs decision following judgment on…
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Allegations of fraud – indemnity basis costs
CLUTTERBUCK & ORS v HSBC PLC & ORS (2015) Ch D (David Richards J) 02/10/2015 A Defendant was awarded costs on the Indemnity basis where the Claimant issued a Notice of Discontinuance the day before the Defendants Application to strike out its claim was due…
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Amending budgets by Nishma Shah
Although currently there is a 3 month reprieve in submitting Precedent H budgets, there are a number of ongoing cases where a budget has been prepared but matters have arisen which require the budget to be amended. The preparation of budgets is still a huge cause of…
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Costs Law – recent developments. Notes by Roger Mallalieu, Barrister from 4 New Square
These notes from Roger Mallalieu were distributed at our recent costs seminar on 10 April 2015 and briefly address 6 issues relating to recent developments in the law of costs (i) The new Part 36 – an overview and some key points; (ii) The ‘current’ Part 36…
