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COST BITES 173: VARYING A COSTS BUDGET "AFTER THE EVENT": IF THE APPLICATION WAS NOT "PROMPT" THE BUDGET WILL NOT BE VARIED

COST BITES 173: VARYING A COSTS BUDGET “AFTER THE EVENT”: IF THE APPLICATION WAS NOT “PROMPT” THE BUDGET WILL NOT BE VARIED

July 24, 2024 · by gexall · in Assessment of Costs, Costs, Costs budgeting, Members Content

We are looking again at the decision in Khokan v Nirjhor (Re Costs) [2024] EWHC 1873 (KB), this time on the issue of costs budgeting.  The judge considered the defendant’s budget in unusual circumstances. The claimant’s case had been struck…

RECENT CASES IN FATAL ACCIDENT LITIGATION - WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM THEM? WEBINAR 30th JULY 2024

RECENT CASES IN FATAL ACCIDENT LITIGATION – WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM THEM? WEBINAR 30th JULY 2024

July 24, 2024 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Damages, Fatal Accidents, Members Content

This webinar looks at recent cases in relation to liability, quantum and damages involving fatal accident victims.  It enables us to spend enough time looking at each case in detail, in particular the evidence that was adduced and the conclusions…

COST BITES 172: CLAIMANT WHOSE CASE WAS STRUCK OUT HAD TO PAY THE DEFENDANT'S COSTS

COST BITES 172: CLAIMANT WHOSE CASE WAS STRUCK OUT HAD TO PAY THE DEFENDANT’S COSTS

July 24, 2024 · by gexall · in Applications, Conduct, Costs, Members Content

In Khokan v Nirjhor (Re Costs) [2024] EWHC 1873 (KB) Mrs Justice Hill rejected an argument that a claimant, whose case had been struck out due to non compliance with a peremptory order, should then not be liable to pay…

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