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Freebies for friends? Burgess v Lejonvarn revisited – Indemnity costs
The Court of Appeal allowed a defendant to recover costs on the indemnity basis in circumstances where reasonable claimants should have concluded that their claims were so speculative or weak that…
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Costs budgeting: partial budgets and sanctions
William MacKenzie looks at the recent costs budgeting decision in Page v RGC Restaurants Ltd (2018) and highlights the importance of filing a full budget to avoid sanctions.
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Jackson in Action - case law
In our regular monthly round up of cases we look at the effects of the changes to the Civil Procedure Rules under the Jackson Reforms:
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Claimants' costs budget is reduced by £2m in class action
Following on from a rare instance of the Court conducting the costs budgeting process by way of written submissions, the Claimants' estimated costs in a class action were reduced by over £2m after…
Read moreSurveillance evidence guidance for costs budgets & Part 36 costs consequences
Andrew Cousins reviews the recent High Court decision in Purser v Hibbs & Anr (2015) which raises two interesting issues following a discovery of dishonest exaggeration through the use of…
Read moreCosts management works and is here to stay
‘Costs management works’ and ‘is here to stay’. These were the words of Lord Justice Jackson on 13th May speaking alongside the Master of the Rolls, Lord Dyson at the Harbour Litigation Funding…
Read moreAn audience with Lord Justice Jackson: reviewing costs management
Last week Lord Justice Jackson conducted a discussion in Leeds on how costs management is working in multi-track cases and what “tweaking” may be required to the costs management rules. The meeting…
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Costs Management Orders: first instance decisions or appellate court issues?
There have been two recent appeal decisions in relation to costs management orders. In Redfern v Corby Borough Council (2014) and Havenga v Gateshead NHS Foundation Trust & Anor (2014) the…
Read moreGuidance on costs management: Yeo v Times Newspapers Ltd (2015)
Two of the most common issues to arise at costs management hearings are the extent to which the court can and should consider hourly rates, and whether contingencies are justified, necessary or…
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Jackson bites: 'Mitchell' and the new culture of compliance
The Jackson bandwagon continues to run and there remains strong judicial support for the package of measures brought in last year. Simon Denyer and John Palmer remind us of the Court of Appeal's…
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