COST BITES 81: SOLICITOR WORKING UNDER A CFA HAS A DUTY TO KEEP CLIENT INFORMED OF THE “STAGGERINGLY HIGH LEVEL OF COSTS” IN THE ACTION, INCLUDING EXPERTS: HIGH COURT DECISION

There is much for litigators to learn from the judgment of Mr Justice Fancourt in Forster v Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP [2023] EWHC 1150 (Ch). Here I want to concentrate upon one element of the case - the need to inform the client of the costs of litigation, experts in particular.  The defendant...