COST BITES 365: SOMETHING AKIN TO COSTS BUDGETING IN A FAMILY CASE – WHERE SIX LAWYERS WERE EMPLOYED, ONE CHARGING £1,130 AN HOUR: “THERE IS SOMETHING OF A LACK OF REALITY IN BOTH SETS OF FIGURES”
There is no real equivalent to costs budgeting in the Family Court. On the whole this is a “no costs” jurisdiction. However we have something similar here. In essence the judge held that the applicant put forward an unrealistic “budget”…
NEW EDITION OF THE KING’S BENCH GUIDE: WHERE TO FIND IT AND THE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
A new edition of the King’s Bench Guide has been published. There are many useful points for litigators, in particular using CE-FILE, the new email addresses and some corrected links. “The Guide does not have the status of a Practice…
CIVIL LITIGATION BRIEF HAS ITS OWN LINKEDIN PAGE (“ABOUT TIME TOO” – APPARENTLY)
Civil Litigation Brief now has its own LinkedIn page. It is another way of following the posts on this site. Posts will be posted as they are published and it is another way of being able to keep up to…
COST BITES 364: THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE CPR IS “PAY AS YOU GO”: JUDGE SUMMARILY ASSESSES COSTS OF SUMMARY JUDGMENT ISSUES AT £109,576 PLUS VAT
Here we are returning to a case we looked at yesterday. The judge granted the claimant summary judgment on certain issues. The defendants elected not to attend the application. The defendants were ordered to pay costs on the indemnity basis. …
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