Sparing some time in an otherwise jam-packed week Vikki Weinrich-Cooke, one of our Costs Experts, has been kind enough to answer a few questions about her experience in working for MRN Solicitors and what she enjoys in her role at our Leeds office. What’s your role at MRN? Head of Costs. What’s your favourite part…
Helen Appleby Ainsworth v Stewarts Law LLP [2019] 2 WLUK 407 (26 February 2019) I have been working in legal costs now for over 10 years. In that time I have, as many of you will appreciate, seen numerous changes to the Law and procedure that we all, as professionals, are obliged to follow.…
Terri Shepherd-Taylor East Sussex Fire And Rescue Service v Austin [2019] EWHC 1455 (QB) This action arose from a firework explosion which happened on a farm on 3rd December 2006. Due to a large fire, the assistance of the emergency services were required. During the course of the emergency response, a large cache of…
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Lindsay Woolford Zurich Insurance Plc –v- Romaine [2019] EWCA Civ 851 A recent Court of Appeal decision has found that a Judge was wrong to ignore the tactics of “unscrupulous” Claimants and Lawyers, and has granted an Insurer permission to bring Committal Proceedings against a Claimant who had allegedly made knowingly false statements of…
We asked Kathryn Regan, one of our Costs Experts, to take some time out of her very busy schedule working across 3 screens, for her views on what it’s like to work at MRN Solicitors What is your job title? Costs Lawyer & Advocate What type of work do you do at MRN…
Jack Andrew AssetCo PLC -v- Grant Thornton UK LLP [2019] EWHC 592 (Comm) While already a case of interest for any cost practitioner, given the requirement for electronic billing was dispensed with by the High Court. A further investigation of the case reveals perhaps a more interesting aspect concerning Part 36, and what happens…
Rebecca Mogford Solicitors Regulation Authority v Good Claimants have come under scrutiny in recent times regarding fundamental dishonesty and there has been an increase in questioning the honesty of Claimants by Defendants. However, what we haven’t seen too much of is a questioning of Solicitors’ honesty and intentions. This is not surprising given the…
On the 28th April 2019 our very own Hannah Dabinett ran the London Marathon in order to raise money for The Christie – the largest single-site cancer centre in Europe, treating more that 44,000 patients a year. For our part, MRN Solicitors helped by matching each donation pound-for-pound, meaning that Hannah was able to raise…