Costs

The Practitioner

Heather Mills had the luxury of choosing whether or not to represent herself, but what about the plight of poorer litigants? asks Geoffrey Bindman

Roger Smith examines the Legal Services Commission's proposals for competitive tendering

Hoare could be a catalyst for further changes to limitation restrictions, says Paula Jefferson

Gloucestershire County Council v Evans and others [2008] EWCA Civ 21, [2008] All ER (D) 284 (Jan)

Hall v Stone [2007] EWCA Civ 1354, [2007] All ER (D) 260 (Dec)

Gloucestershire County Council v Evans and others [2008] EWCA Civ 21, [2008] All ER (D) 284 (Jan)

The courts are right to restrict the amount of damages levelled against defendants, say Marcus Thomson and Neil Forsyth

SUCCESS FEES,
DEFINITION OF BASE CHARGES,
DISPROPORTIONATE ACCRUAL OF COSTS