THE APPROVAL OF SOLICITOR AND OWN CLIENT COSTS OF A PROTECTED PARTY AFTER SETTLEMENT: CLIENT NOT LIABLE TO PAY ANY FURTHER PROFIT COSTS; SUCCESS FEE REDUCED TO 15%
In BCX v DTA [2021] EWHC B27 (Costs) Costs Judge Brown reduced, substantially, the sums payable to solicitors from their own client. The judge was considering own client costs after the defendant had paid the bulk of the costs. It…
IS A CONDITIONAL FEE AGREEMENT UNENFORCEABLE IF THE SOLICITOR BREACHES THE CODE OF CONDUCT? MUCH TO THINK ABOUT?
The judgment of Mr Justice Trower in Winros Partnership v Global Energy Horizons Corporation [2021] EWHC 3410 (Ch) gives much for lawyers to think about. Here I want to concentrate on one element of that judgment- does a failure to…
“A SOLICITOR, NO MATTER HOW EXPERIENCED OR INEXPERIENCED, MUST BE TAKEN TO KNOW THE CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES “(ii): A REMINDER OF THE BACK TO BASICS SERIES
The post yesterday on the case where it was stated that every lawyer is taken to know the Civil Procedure Rules has led to me re-visit the “Back to Basics” series on this blog. The series now has 91 posts*…
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