Costs

As the courts gear up for the Long Vacation, Dominic Regan charts judicial stars on the rise & recommends a handy surgical procedure for costs lawyers

The Judiciary of England and Wales published the new edition of the Senior Court Costs Office (SCCO) Guide on 4 July 2023.

Sophie Houghton rounds up some key points for practitioners to consider ahead of the extension of fixed recoverable costs

Time to get to the point? Laura Rees addresses issues with the current guidance on raising points of dispute

It pays to be specific when setting out points of dispute, as Laura Rees, council member of the Association of Costs Lawyers, explains in this week’s NLJ

Fees for attending meetings with case managers cannot be included in a costs budget, the High Court has held

Agency fees or expert fees? Masood Ahmed & Lal Akhter clarify the rules surrounding fees paid to a medical reporting organisation when assessing costs

Costs budgeting, guideline hourly rates and the extension of fixed costs were among the topics covered in a recent batch of recommendations handed down by the Civil Justice Council (CJC). In this week’s NLJ, Julian Chamberlayne and Louise Morgan welcome the ‘various bespoke processes’ championed in the CJC’s final report, and set out their thinking on the reforms ahead.

The fixed costs rules are almost here. Published at the end of last month although not effective until 1 October, ‘palpable anxiety is already coursing through the legal profession,’ Professor Dominic Regan reports in this week’s NLJ. 

Ring the bells & sound the drums: the fixed costs rules are almost here. Dominic Regan provides the lowdown on what to expect & how to prepare