Everything sorted: that is what appeared to be the case with solicitor’s hourly expense rates and costs budgets after Jacobs J gave his judgment in Yirenki v Ministry of Defence: Continue reading

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February 14, 2019
Costs budgets and hourly expense rates: the rigmarole returns

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February 11, 2019
ACL annual conference 2018 survey results
Solicitors continue to rack up costs in excess of court-approved budgets, but there are signs of improvement, according to the survey of my fellow costs lawyers. Continue reading

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February 8, 2019
Access to court documents by a non-party
The case of R (on the application of British American Tobacco (UK) Limited) v Secretary of State for Health discussed CPR 5.4C(2) and the case law surrounding this discrete area of practice. Continue reading