Procedure & practice

In this week’s Civil way, former district judge Stephen Gold reminds us there’s a lot happening outside of fixed recoverable costs—in fact, ‘an abundance of other stuff which has nothing to do with costs but which might be perceived by the cynical as a lot about nothing

Janna Purdie provides a handy guide to cross-border service & jurisdiction clauses

Look, no judge; If it won’t work, scrap it; CPO compensation up; Statutory demand set asides; Deemed service gets dodgier; New ET forms; DJ gigs

Former District Judge Stephen Gold offers his views on revisions to the judicial conduct guide, in this week’s NLJ

Lawyers have spoken out about government plans to bring clinical negligence cases valued between £1,500 and £25,000 into the fixed recoverable costs (FRC) regime from April 2024

Liam Tolen provides a guide for general counsel & in-house legal teams to the new fixed recoverable costs regime

Fixed recoverable costs (FRC) is the issue du jour, with the new regime due to begin on 1 October. In this week’s NLJ, Liam Tolen, senior associate at Ashfords, looks at FRC from an in-house perspective. What do general counsel and in-house legal teams need to know, are there any benefits, how will it affect settlements, and how can they prepare?

With less than two weeks to go before the extension of fixed recoverable costs (FRC), costs lawyers have urged a six-month delay on the basis the current plans are ‘piecemeal and unreasonable’.

Lord Burnett, the Lord Chief Justice, has sung the praises of cameras in court in his final speech in office.

Former district judge Stephen Gold takes us through ways in which to avoid the fixed recoverable costs regime, due to come into force on 1 October, in this week’s 'Civil way'.