- August 18, 2020
Costs capping and questions of interest: Marbrow v Sharpes Garden Services Ltd
Costs professionals regularly receive questions about certain aspects of inter partes assessments, such as the amount of recoverable interest and myriad issues surrounding costs budgeting. Most will have ready answers. However, there remain areas where even the most experienced of those in our field require clarification. Master Gordon-Saker’s judgment in Marbrow v Sharpes Garden Services … Continue reading Costs capping and questions of interest: Marbrow v Sharpes Garden Services Ltd →
- April 15, 2020
COVID-19 and the impact on costs lawyers
As we all attempt to navigate the changes to our world at present and adjust to the challenges presented, it is clear that everyone has been, and continues to be, affected by the outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
- December 17, 2019
Approval of budgets
With its introduction as part of the Jackson reforms in April 2013, costs budgeting was intended to be used as a tool to streamline the costs procedure in litigation by active court management of parties’ costs from an early stage. In theory, if a receiving party litigates within an approved costs budget, only those costs … Continue reading Approval of budgets →
