Rebecca Mogford Whitaker v Richard Slade & Company Plc [2018] EWHC B17 (Costs) Over the last 12 months we have seen a significant number of matters go before the SCCO regarding Solicitor own Client disputes. Whilst usually these relate to the level of fees incurred by Solicitors, recently, Master Brown heard a case regarding…
Matthew Tinker So here we have it. The 104th Update – Practice Direction Amendments is upon us. http://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil/pdf/update/cpr-104thpd-update-signed.pdf We have all heard about the proposed new style N260 Statements of Costs and within weeks of the 2 year pilot scheme going live (1 April 2019), we are finally given the opportunity to pour over…
Kathryn Regan Warren v Hill Dickinson LLP [2019] EWHC B1 (Costs) (23 January 2019) Can a Solicitor obtain an interim payment on a statute bill being disputed by their own client in circumstances where they have applied for assessment within one month of delivery of the bill? Master Leonard has found they can. The…
David Burke Arcadia Group, Topshop/Topman Limited & Sir Philip Green v Telegraph Media Group Limited [2019] EWHC 96 (QB) Many of you will no doubt be aware of the recent decision by Mr. Justice Warby in the recent case of Arcadia Group, Topshop/Topman Limited & Sir Philip Green v Telegraph Media Group Limited [2019] EWHC 96…
Rebecca Mogford Andrews v Retro Computers Ltd [2019] EWHC B2 (Costs) Good news has come for Claimants in the form of the decision made by Deputy Master Friston in the case of Andrews v Retro Computers Ltd [2019] EWHC B2 (Costs). Claimants are often on the receiving end of Points of Dispute from Defendants asking for…
Jack Andrew Miss Seyi Adelekun -v- Mrs Siu Lai Ho The conflict between fixed costs and traditional costs on an hourly rate basis continues. In the helpful case of Miss Seyi Adelekun -v- Mrs Siu Lai Ho, his Honour Judge Wulwik has made an important decision that fixed costs did not apply to a…
The recent case of Vertannes v United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust deals with the Claimant’s Bill of Cost being drafted in the incorrect format following an approved Cost Management Order (CMO). A CMO was made on the 9th April 2015. Following developments within the case further Orders were made by the court in relation to…
To bring in the new year we’ve asked some of our experts for their top costs tips, which we’ve put together for you into a handy top 10 guide! We hope that you find something new to put into practice in 2019! Bargain for reductions early! Jessica Wiggins – Wherever possible, negotiate Counsel’s fees…
In Finnegan v Spiers (t/a Frank Spiers Licensed Conveyancers) [2018] EWHC 3064 (Ch) Mr Justice Birss, on Appeal from the Order of District Judge Kelly, considered the question of whether or not the Court had the power to order a payment on account of costs where a Part 36 offer had been accepted under Rule…
BMCE Bank International PLC v Phoenix Commodities PVT LTD & Anor [2018] EWHC 3380(Comm) There is an abundance of caselaw reiterating time and time again how a party should act when there is a failure to comply with Rules, Practice Directions or Orders of the Court. Nevertheless, there remain occasions when a party has,…