COST BITES 255: SOME IMPORTANT LESSONS HERE: LEGAL OMBUDSMAN HOLDS THAT A FIRM ACTING ON A DBA CANNOT BE PAID TWICE FOR THE SAME WORK: FULL REFUND ORDERED (WITH INTEREST)
The courts have, on occasion, indicated that the legal ombudsman may be a more cost effective way of resolving solicitor and own client costs disputes than expensive litigation. We are looking at such a case here, an ombudsman decision in…
“LESS IS MORE” WHEN DRAFTING NOTICES OF APPEAL: THE “KITCHEN SINK” APPROACH DOES NOT PERSUADE THE COURT OF APPEAL TO GRANT PERMISSION
When a Lord Justice of Appeal looks at a notice of appeal and skeleton and refers to a “kitchen sink” approach, we can probably surmise that a proposed appellant is going to have some difficulty here. When of their colleagues…
IF A CLAIMANT ISSUES AND LITIGATES WHEN THEY DO NOT HAVE CAPACITY – ARE THEY LIABLE FOR THE COSTS INCURRED? COURT OF APPEAL SCRUTINISES EXPERT EVIDENCE AND FINDS IT WANTING
Yesterday we looked at issues relating to the capacity of a solicitor’s client and their consequent liability to pay costs. Today we look at a case about inter partes costs. If a claimant brings proceedings but does not, in fact,…
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