HAVE THE  DEFENDANTS' SOLICITORS STATED THAT THEY WILL ACCEPT SERVICE? ANOTHER TRICKY CLAIM FORM ISSUE

HAVE THE DEFENDANTS’ SOLICITORS STATED THAT THEY WILL ACCEPT SERVICE? ANOTHER TRICKY CLAIM FORM ISSUE

In Motorola Solutions, Inc & Anor v Hytera Communications Corporation Ltd & Ors [2022] EWHC 2887 (Comm) Mr Justice Picken considered an issue relating to valid service.   A firm of solicitors, that stated it would accept service of proceedings, argued…

COST BITES 35: SOLICITOR AND OWN CLIENT SUCCESS FEES CONSIDERED IN DETAIL: 20% REDUCED TO 15% BY COSTS JUDGE

COST BITES 35: SOLICITOR AND OWN CLIENT SUCCESS FEES CONSIDERED IN DETAIL: 20% REDUCED TO 15% BY COSTS JUDGE

The judgment of Costs Judge Brown in MNO v HKC & Anor [2022] EWHC 2919 (SCCO) considers the question of an appropriate success fee between solicitor and client in a personal injury case.  The judge did not accept the argument…