The Court addressed a number of issues in this relating to the validity of Part 36 offers, costs consequences applying to Part 36 offers and sanctions for failing to file or serve a budget. On the 22 February 2018, Arnold J gave judgment in the favour of the Claimants on their claim against the Defendant…
In Nash v Ministry of Defence [2018] EWHC B4 (Costs), the Defendant advanced the argument that where the Court has reduced the hourly rates in relation to the incurred costs, that is a good reason to apply the same reduced rates to the ‘budgeted’, i.e. future costs. The proposed method to achieve the same, presented…
The new Practice Direction updates the previous Practice Direction by making reference to the Insolvency Rules 2016, taking account of recently decided cases and changes with regards to the Business and Property Courts Practice Direction, specifying new arrangements for the distribution of insolvency business across the different levels of the Judiciary, and clarifying the routes…