David Cooper fires a warning shot: get the retainer right first time & watch out for the mule
Judges have a vital role in reform, but should they be the final arbiter? David Greene reviews the evidence
Steven Davies reports on a new frontier in the ‘costs war’ & the threat of increased satellite litigation
Francis Kendall explains how judges may need to rethink how they assess costs following May v Wavell
Dominic Regan questions why (five years on) the new proportionality test can still be a mystery
David Wright on escaping from the fixed costs regime
Is there anything that civil procedure could import from arbitration to improve the resolution of costs disputes, asks Andy Ellis
Amanda Stevens hopes clarity on recovery will reduce wasted costs & encourage a less defensive approach
Costs follow the event, except for respondents in the Court of Appeal who successfully resist permission to appeal, as Clive Freedman QC explains
Real estate dispute resolution team welcomes newly qualified solicitor
International private client team appoints expert in Spanish law
Stefan Borson, football finance expert head of sport at McCarthy Denning, discusses returning to the law digging into the stories behind the scenes