A claimant issues a claim for a specified sum of money in excess of £55,000. The Money Claim Online service was used. Is the claim subject to a fixed costs regime? Is the...
A defendant has variously instructed new solicitors and is now progressing as a litigant in person with a direct access barrister. After each change, the defence has been...
A legally represented claimant issues a non-monetary probate claim seeking declaratory relief or a remedy under Part 7 of the Inheritance (Provision for Family and...
A party has a costs order awarded against him and three other defendants. The award is joint and several basis and equal liability basis. If one party pays all of the...
The following Dispute Resolution practice note provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Appeals against cost orders
The following Dispute Resolution practice note provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Appeals—costs recovery
The following Dispute Resolution Q&A provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Are costs outside a client's retainer to be included when applying the...
Are there any costs or interest consequences associated with a stay of proceedings, ie what is the position with costs and interest accrued by a party under stay? Are...
The following Dispute Resolution Q&A provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Are there any Court of Appeal decisions which specifically state there is...
The following Dispute Resolution Q&A provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Are there any specific CPR 36 provisions that may be relevant where a...
The following Dispute Resolution Q&A provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Are there any time limits in respect of issuing Part 8 proceedings...
The following Dispute Resolution Q&A provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Are you permitted to recover costs under the CPR which were incurred...
At what stage are proceedings deemed to have finished in the context of a split trial? Do they end after the preliminary issue (for example liability) has been determined...
The following Dispute Resolution Q&A provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on At what stage in proceedings do parties have to agree their costs budgets?...
Before commencing proceedings we filed a without notice application for an injunction against the now defendant. We were served with an application for an injunction by...
The following Dispute Resolution practice note provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Bill of Costs pilot scheme [Archived]
The following Dispute Resolution precedent provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Business and Property Courts Birmingham—directions template...
The following Dispute Resolution practice note provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Business and Property Courts—Capped Costs List pilot scheme...
Can a client refuse to pay a solicitor’s bill on alleged negligence of the solicitors? If solicitors sue a client for non-payment of their bill, can the client bring a...
The following Dispute Resolution Q&A provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Can a damages based agreement (DBA) be nullified on the grounds that the...
The following Dispute Resolution Q&A provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Can a defendant discontinue its counterclaim and if so, what is the...
Can a discounted CFA be used where a client has legal expense insurance (LEI) so that the usual charge out rate applies if successful, but the LEI rate applies if not?...
The following Dispute Resolution Q&A provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Can a party restricted by CPR 3.14 still make a claim for costs up to the...
The following Dispute Resolution Q&A provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Can a party who has incurred pre-action costs, recover those from the...
The following Dispute Resolution Q&A provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Can a solicitor bring a claim against a client for disbursements incurred,...
Can a solicitor bring a claim for unpaid fees where the client has made verbal and written promises to pay over a period of time but has subsequently gone bankrupt? If...
