Fixed costs coming to Commercial Litigation

With the Jackson reforms bringing fixed costs to RTA, EL & PL claims, a Commercial Court Judge stated that a tariff of recoverable costs would likely be introduced in the commercial arena. Mr Justice Flaux was addressing litigators at the Law Society’s commercial litigation conference when he said ‘My own view is that where we are heading…

Costs on the Shorter Trial Pilot

As you may be aware, there has been long standing concern with regard to the time taken to bring commercial matters to trial. As a result a pilot has been commenced in the Rolls Buildings Courts (the Patents Court and the Companies Court, the Commercial Court, the London Mercantile Court and the Technology and Construction…