CASES IN THE ASBESTOS LIST ARE NOT SUBJECT TO COSTS BUDGETING: THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS…
In Smith v W Ford & Sons (Contractors) Ltd [2021] EWHC 1749 (QB) Master Davison refused a defendant’s application that costs budgeting take place in a case that was in the Asbestos list. “These listing arrangements cannot accommodate costs budgeting….
CONDITIONAL FEE AGREEMENT WAS NOT UNFAIR OR UNREASONABLE: SENIOR COURT COSTS OFFICE DECISION TODAY
In Acupay System LLC v Stephenson Harwood LLP [2021] EWHC B11 (Costs) Costs Judge Leonard rejected a claimant’s argument that a conditional fee agreement it had entered into with a solicitor was unfair, unreasonable and not supported by consideration. (There…
APPLYING TO SET ASIDE DEFAULT JUDGMENT: A DRAFT DEFENCE IS NOT MANDATORY, BUT ITS ABSENCE MAY WELL BE TELLING
In Alli-Balogun v On the Beach Ltd & Ors [2021] EWHC 1702 (QB) Mr Justice Jacobs considered the relevant criteria for a party seeking to set aside a default judgment on the merits. The defendant in this case did not…
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