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The importance of carefully considered Part 36 offers and the benefits of the same
Well that’s the Summer done for another year; I returned to the office from the Great North (Canada, not Newcastle) to find that not too much has changed. Disputes continue, costs are challenged and budgets still cause issues particularly when trying to depart. One case…
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Part 36 offers
It’s another commentary on Part 36 offers, this time by Harmans Partner and Costs Lawyer Gary Knight. Why now? Some recent cases caught my eye and once I started to pull the thread I could not stop – you may wish to skip towards the…
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Harmans talk costs
Welcome to our new series of videos looking at all things costs. Two of our Partners and Costs Lawyers Steve Jones and Sara Gould are kicking off proceedings. Steve takes a look at how to overcome challenges to hourly rates while Sara talks about Part 36 offers including…
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Harmans Costs Brief – July 2020
It’s been some time since our last update and we just wanted to let you know how things have been going and take this opportunity to invite you to our virtual costs clinic later this month. A number of our clients have been paperless for sometime so…
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MEF v St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust – judgment handed down
Beware the wording of your offers to settle costs when outside Part 36. MEF v St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust final judgment
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March/April 2020 – CPR changes
Various upcoming CPR changes are set out in the Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2020, SI 2020/82 and come into force on 30 March 2020 and 6 April 2020. The amendments are relatively minor and technical in nature and cover six matters, namely the entry of default…
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Harmans Costs Brief – December 2019
Well that went quickly, welcome to the final Costs Brief of 2019 and in fact the decade! Partner and Costs Lawyer Mathew Knight takes a look at costs budgeting decisions on paper during the substantive case and how this affects the recovery of costs. We…
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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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Deadline tomorrow 24 August for submissions for LASPO Part 2 government review
Part 2 of the LASPO Act: Litigation Funding and Costs MoJ Survey – DEADLINE TOMORROW 24 AUGUST 2018. The Ministry of Justice is undertaking a post-implementation review of Part 2 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO). This relates to…
