TALES FROM COSTS LAW CONFERENCE IV: PROPORTIONALITY – A LITIGATOR'S SURVIVAL GUIDE V
The issue of proportionality raised its head more than once at the recent ACL conference. However I addressed the issue directly (or perhaps obliquely). My central argument being that proportionality requires a fundamentally different approach to litigation. Further there is…
TALES FROM COSTS LAW CONFERENCE III: SATELLITE NAVIGATION, MERRIX AND COSTS BUDGETING
One issue discussed at the Association of Costs Lawyers in Manchester on the 24th October was the decision in Merrix -v- Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust [2016] EWHC B28 (QB). The question of whether a detailed assessment is needed…
LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE SIGNING THE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT II: SEE WHAT THE COMMERCIAL COURTS GUIDE SAYS: BUT…
The post on legal representatives signing the disclosure statement written earlier in the week had a lot of response. My attention has been drawn to the Admiralty & Commercial Courts Guide which suggests (in certain undefined circumstances) a legal representative…