Claimant and defendant lawyers accuse each other of cost-building
Claimant and defendant lawyers have accused each other of behaviour which inflates costs, in their responses to the government consultation on extending fixed recoverable costs.
Judge refuses uplift after successful part 36 offer on hourly rates
A judge has refused to award claimants an uplift on their costs after beating a part 36 offer restricted just to the hourly rates in dispute.
CA slashes party’s costs for successful appeal against costs order
The Court of Appeal has awarded successful appellants just 18% of their costs in overturning an earlier costs order.“ They sought £71,000 costs of a hearing against a costs order for £23,000.
Jackson calls for overhaul of system for clinical negligence claims
Clinical negligence claims could be handled by a tribunal under a new test for liability of whether the patient has suffered ‘reasonably avoidable injury’, Sir Rupert Jackson has proposed.
“Impecunious” company with wealthy backers denied costs cap
It would not be reasonable for an “impecunious” company to withdraw a crowdfunded claim for judicial review if it was denied a costs-capping order, because its shareholders have sufficient resources.
Challenge to delegation of costs lawyer’s work fails
A challenge to a costs lawyer’s delegation of work to unqualified colleagues has failed, with a judge saying that to rule otherwise would make their work for members of the public “impossible”.
Court can order costs in foreign currency on summary assessment
The court has jurisdiction to make an order for costs in a foreign currency on summary assessment, a deputy High Court judge has ruled in what he said appeared to be the first case on the point.
Part 36 offer that included unpleaded counterclaim ruled valid
A part 36 offer made by a defendant in respect of both a claim and a proposed counterclaim which has yet to be pleaded is valid, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
