Costs

An unfair discretion?

David Burrows examines the relationship between judicial discretion & the law
3 Jul 2009

Counting the pennies

Daniel Ryan & Noel Matthews look at mitigating the costs of expert evidence
26 Jun 2009

Grasping the costs nettle

Dominic Regan proposes a simple solution to the ongoing costs fiasco—proportionality
19 Jun 2009

MoJ proceed with Crown Court testing

The Ministry of Justice announced this week that it will proceed with proposals outlined in its consultation paper, Crown Court Means Testing.
12 Jun 2009

Life in the fast lane

Can Lord Justice Jackson fix fast track costs? asks Andrew Parker
12 Jun 2009

Don't get wasted!

Allan Reason & Ben Fairhead highlight the dangers of acting without requisite authority
22 May 2009

A Titanic challenge?

Lord Justice Rupert Jackson published his Preliminary Report on Costs, as he said he would, on 8 May. I have no doubt that he will be equally punctilious in delivering…
22 May 2009

Counting the cost

Alison Pickup hopes the decision in Scott indicates a promising future
22 May 2009

Adjudicator fees

Sean Brannigan QC & Elspeth Owens look closely at who pays fees & costs in adjudications
22 May 2009

A one-way street?

The Preliminary Report on Civil Litigation Costs by Lord Justice Rupert Jackson has been produced, following a whirlwind tour of various jurisdictions including the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Hong…
22 May 2009

Straw to regulate CFAs

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is clamping down on “contingency fee agreements”, where “no win no fee” lawyers extract a large proportion of their client’s damages for excessive legal fees.
22 May 2009

Law Reports

Brewer v Secretary of State for Justice [2009] EWHC 987 (QB), [2009] All ER (D) 95 (May)
22 May 2009