Beware the rise in wasted costs applications! A lawyer’s nightmare is recurring with ever-more horrifying frequency
But do not fret! NLJ has enlisted Clare Hughes-Williams & Catrin Davies to provide some handy tips and advice on how to protect yourself against this risk.
Hughes-Williams and Davies, both partners at DAC Beachcroft, write: ‘As lawyers who represent the profession and their insurers, we have seen an increase in winning parties in litigation using the wasted costs jurisdiction to recover the significant legal costs that are often incurred. Rather than the losing party, it is lawyers who are their target.’
The authors cover relevant case law and set out some safeguards for lawyers.
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