DAMNED IF YOU DO: DAMNED IF YOU DON'T: AGREEING COSTS BUDGETS AND COMPLYING WITH THE OVERRIDING OBJECTIVE

"Are lawyers colluding on fees?", asked Rachel Rothwell in the Law Society Gazette yesterday.  Rachel was reporting on a concern, albeit a low key one expressed by some judges that parties are "colluding" to keep their fees high in costs budgets. Sometimes it appears that lawyers simply cannot win.
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