COSTS BITES 214: LAWYERS DO YOU WANT TO WORK FOR NOTHING? THE DEFENDANTS' DAMAGE BASED AGREEMENTS WERE NOT VALID AND COSTS WERE NOT RECOVERABLE UNDER A COSTS ORDER: WHY SOLICITORS NEED TO THINK ABOUT THEIR RETAINERS CAREFULLY

COSTS BITES 214: LAWYERS DO YOU WANT TO WORK FOR NOTHING? THE DEFENDANTS’ DAMAGE BASED AGREEMENTS WERE NOT VALID AND COSTS WERE NOT RECOVERABLE UNDER A COSTS ORDER: WHY SOLICITORS NEED TO THINK ABOUT THEIR RETAINERS CAREFULLY

February 3, 2025 · by · in Assessment of Costs, Avoiding negligence claims, Costs, Members Content

If ever there was a case that highlighted the need for solicitors to consider the terms of the retainer with care, and know the law relating to Damages Based Agreements in detail, it is the judgment of Costs Judge Brown…

SERVICE OF THE CLAIM FORM: THE CORRECT ADDRESS ON THE ENVELOPE AND THE "LAST KNOWN RESIDENCE" CONSIDERED BY THE HIGH COURT

SERVICE OF THE CLAIM FORM: THE CORRECT ADDRESS ON THE ENVELOPE AND THE “LAST KNOWN RESIDENCE” CONSIDERED BY THE HIGH COURT

February 3, 2025 · by · in Applications, Avoiding negligence claims, Members Content, Service of the claim form, Serving documents

In Xenfin Fund 1 Trading Ltd v GFG Ltd & Ors [2025] EWHC 172 (Ch) Joanna Wicks KC (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge) considered two issues relating to service of the claim form. Firstly whether a slightly wrong…