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COST BITES 101: RECOVERING THE COSTS OF ENGLISH SOLICITORS IN SCOTTISH COURTS (THIS DOESN'T END WELL - FOR SOMEONE)

COST BITES 101: RECOVERING THE COSTS OF ENGLISH SOLICITORS IN SCOTTISH COURTS (THIS DOESN’T END WELL – FOR SOMEONE)

September 5, 2023 · by gexall · in Assessment of Costs, Costs, Members Content

It is rare for this blog to cover (or pursue) a decision from Scotland.  However the judgment in  RECLAIMING MOTION IN THE CAUSE OF MARGARET JANIS KIRKWOOD AGAINST THELEM ASSURANCES [2023] ScotCS CSIH_3 has major implications for English & Welsh…

COST BITES 100: A LITIGANT IN PERSON CANNOT RECOVER THE COSTS OF A NON-SOLICITOR ENTITY

COST BITES 100: A LITIGANT IN PERSON CANNOT RECOVER THE COSTS OF A NON-SOLICITOR ENTITY

September 5, 2023 · by gexall · in Assessment of Costs, Costs, Litigants in person, Members Content

In Reeves v Pickton & Ors [2023] EWHC 2198 (SCCO) Costs Judge Leonard considered whether a litigant in person, who had been assisted by a non-solicitor entity, could recover the costs of that assistance on an inter-partes assessment.  After a…

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