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COST BITES 385: THE COURTS SHOULD BE WARY OF DECIDING PRELIMINARY APPLICATIONS AND ISSUES ON A PROVISIONAL ASSESSMENT: THIS COULD UNDERMINE THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF THE REGIME

COST BITES 385: THE COURTS SHOULD BE WARY OF DECIDING PRELIMINARY APPLICATIONS AND ISSUES ON A PROVISIONAL ASSESSMENT: THIS COULD UNDERMINE THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF THE REGIME

May 15, 2026 · by gexall · in Applications, Assessment of Costs, Civil Procedure, Costs, Members Content

We are looking at an interesting decision in relation to the court being asked to determine preliminary issues in the provisional assessment process.  The judge held that the courts have jurisdiction to determine preliminary applications and issues however it should…

DENTON DOES NOT APPLY TO DELAY IN PROVISIONAL ASSESSMENT

March 5, 2016 · by gexall · in Applications, Assessment of Costs, Case Management, Costs, Extensions of time, Members Content, Relief from sanctions, Uncategorized

I am grateful to Simon Anderson of Park Square Barristers for his note of the judgment of Deputy District Judge Hill yesterday (4th March 2016) in the case of Martin -v- The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. This decision is…

PROVISIONAL ASSESSMENT OF COSTS: LINKS TO HELPFUL GUIDANCE

June 12, 2014 · by gexall · in Costs, Costs budgeting, Members Content, Useful links

The post on summary assessment yesterday led me to many links in relation to help with provisional assessment. Given that the post on Guidance on Precedent H is one of the most popular posts on the blog I thought it…

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