28 February 2020
CA upholds firm’s costs entitlement after terminating CFA
A law firm which stopped acting for a client after she refused to heed its advice to accept an offer to settle her case is entitled to recover the costs due from her under a CFA, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
27 February 2020
Claimant who exited portal by error avoids fixed costs
A costs judge was entitled to find that a case that erroneously exited the portal would have done so legitimately at some stage and so the claimant was entitled to regular, rather than fixed, costs.
26 February 2020
Master sets out guidance on early neutral evaluation in QBD
Master Victoria McCloud has issued guidance on how Queen’s Bench masters should handle early neutral evaluation, as there is no equivalent to the section on it in the Chancery Guide.
