Significant Developments and Budget revisions on account of the same: recent Case Law: Finsbury Food Group plc v Axis Corporate Capital UK Ltd and Others

Lindsay Woolford   Significant Developments and Budget revisions on account of the same: recent Case Law: Finsbury Food Group plc v Axis Corporate Capital UK Ltd and Others [2022] Costs LR 1337 As has been well documented, in October 2020 the Rules were amended with regards to Budget variations. Once the Court has approved a…

Mediation, mediation, mediation

Matthew Luckhurst Mediation, mediation, mediation, the incessant drumbeat of the Courts for a number of years, with the threat of costs sanctions for failing to mediate. However, the recent case of Richards & Anor –and- Speechly Bircham LLP & Anor  [2022] EWHC 1512 (Comm) has seemingly poured cold water on the parade. Richards related to…

Fixed Recoverable Costs Roundup

Matthew Waring The current fixed costs regime has been in place for coming up to ten years now. In this relatively short period of time there have been a number of cases go to the Court over disputes concerning fixed costs. Below is a roundup of the some decisions relating to fixed recoverable costs:- Aldred…

Doyle v M&D Foundations & Building Services Ltd – windfall for the receiving party or be careful to what you agree?

Avi Dolties Doyle v M&D Foundations & Building Services Ltd Issue – In low value ex-protocol RTA, employer’s liability and public liability claims, does an agreement for costs to be ‘subject to detailed assessment if not agreed’ amount to an agreement between the parties to dis-apply Fixed Recoverable Costs (FRC)? Claimant argument – In this…