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High Court: security for costs application cannot be used to avoid enforcement of arbitration award
Thursday, 12 April 2018A security of costs application relating to a court challenge to an arbitration award cannot be used as a way of avoiding enforcement of the award, the High Court has ruled. Mr Justice Picken said the position was no different because a litigation funder was involved.
Tags: arbitration, security for costs
Posted in Funding, News, Third party
ARAG ATE policy meets requirements of security for costs, High Court rules
Wednesday, 6 February 2013The High Court has overturned a ruling that an ARAG after-the-event (ATE) insurance policy was not good enough security for costs, it has emerged. ARAG said it showed that defendants will use the ATE policy as a way of making life difficult for the claimant.
Tags: ATE insurance, security for costs
Posted in ATE/CFA, News
High Court: security for costs order for defendant with CFA should include 100% uplift
Monday, 30 July 2012A security for costs order in favour of a defendant funded by a conditional fee agreement (CFA) should include a 100% success fee, the High Court ruled last week. It also said a party should not be forced to disclose the full agreement so as to gain such an order.
Tags: CFA, conditional fee agreements, security for costs, success fee
Posted in ATE/CFA, News