In the second of two Q&A posts by Deborah Burke from Attain Legal Costs Management Ltd, Deborah discusses the new format for bills of costs and answers some practical questions about how to use it. In her first post, Deborah looked at the new J-codes. Continue reading
On 1 September 2015, I blogged about the judiciary’s approach to determining a question of pure contractual construction in the context of a summary judgment application. Now, the Court of Appeal has reminded us that making a summary judgment application when the outcome depends in large part on the resolution of factual issues is an aggressive strategy that should not be undertaken lightly. Continue reading
In the first of two Q&A posts by Deborah Burke from Attain Legal Costs Management Ltd, Deborah deals with the new J-codes and provides guidance on how to use them. In her second post, Deborah will look at the new format for bills of costs.
A voluntary pilot for use of the new bill of costs began on 1 October 2015, and is governed by PD 51L. It is due to run until October 2016.