Jessica Wiggins YZ (a protected party proceeding by way of her litigation friend) v Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2019] EWHC B4 (Costs) (11 April 2019). The question of whether or not it was reasonable for the Claimant to have moved from Legal Aid funding to CFA funding came before Master Gordon Saker in…
Did you know? At MRN Solicitors we’re responsible for helping dozens of our clients in a vast variety of areas in costs law, such as: Solicitor/Own Client Court of Protection Dispute Resolution Commercial Personal Injury Clinical Negligence Professional Negligence Property Housing disputes Park Home disputes Land Tribunal Employment Tribunal Privy Council matters Legal Aid…
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…