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

The days of the amateur expert witness are over, says Mark Solon

2008 (interim) Guideline Rates for Summary Assessment

Crane v Canons Leisure Centre
[2007] EWCA Civ 1352, [2007] All ER
(D) 281 (Dec)

Harris and another v Moat Housing Group South Ltd [2007] EWHC 3092 (QB), [2007] All ER (D) 323 (Dec)

The costs team at Kings Chambers explains how privileged material is dealt with during detailed assessments

In the first of two articles, the costs team at Kings Chambers explains how privileged material can be disclosed in costs litigation

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Haynes Boone—Louise Woods

Haynes Boone—Louise Woods

Haynes Boone expands global capabilities with addition of Louise Woods as chair of international disputes

DWF—John Gilfedder

DWF—John Gilfedder

DWF strengthens Global Risks practice with strategic hire of aviation partner in London

Shakespeare Martineau—10 newly qualified solicitors

Shakespeare Martineau—10 newly qualified solicitors

Shakespeare Martineau appoints newly qualified solicitors

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A divorced woman has secured funding to participate in her former husband’s inquest after the Legal Aid Agency reconsidered repeated refusals
Developers in areas with poorly performing councils can apply directly to the Planning Inspectorate for permission under section 62A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
The Thirlwall Inquiry has exposed a ‘complete failure’ to protect babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital, but its recommendations must now be put into practice
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