This Practice Note deals with costs of an appeal. For guidance on appealing an order for costs, see Practice Note: Appeals against cost orders. Note that CPR changes in...
This Practice Note looks at costs judges’ discretion to make costs orders (CPR 44 and its accompanying Practice Direction, CPR PD 44). It considers the courts’ discretion...
Rationale for the proportionality provisions The key rationale for the changes was set out in the Jackson Final Report as being: 'Access to justice is only practicable if...
This Practice Note explains the indemnity principle as applied when seeking to recover costs in proceedings. The principle sets out the extent of a successful party’s...
This Practice Note explains the different basis on which the courts can assess costs, being the standard basis, indemnity basis and costs payable pursuant to a contract....
It is clear that an unreasonable refusal to mediate or engage in some other form of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) process may well render a party liable to costs...
It is clear that an unreasonable refusal to mediate or engage in some other form of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) process may well render a party liable to costs...
General rule on costs The general rule in relation to costs in judicial review, as in other proceedings, is that costs follow the event. However, pre-emptive cost orders...
This glossary provides: • all the costs terms within the CPR glossary and provides an explanation of their use • all the terms defined in the glossary of the Senior...
Archived: This Practice Note has been archived and is for historical purposes only. Lord Rupert Jackson and Lord Neuberger are giving a series of lectures entitled the...
Archived: This Practice Note is based on rules in force until 5 October 2011. It is therefore for historical purposes only. Why is the position pre 6 October 2011...
This Practice Note deals with provisions for the payment of costs orders. It considers the differences depending on whether the court order includes a time limit for...
Costs budgets and related documents Precedent H—Proceedings commenced on or after 6 April 2016 and the budgeted costs exceed £25,000 or the value of the claim on the...
This Tracker lists a number of decisions in which the court has considered issues of proportionality since 2012. For the up to date position on the court’s approach to...
This Tracker lists a number of decisions in which the court has considered issues of proportionality since 2012. For the up to date position on the court’s approach to...
This Practice Note addresses the court’s power to encourage resolution through the ADR mechanism of mediation. The leading case is Halsey v Milton Keynes. The principles...
Court’s discretion The court has a discretion what costs to order and on what basis, see Practice Note: Costs assessment—general principles. Within this discretion, the...
This Practice Note considers costs recovery when dealing with proceedings under the disclosure pilot scheme found in CPR PD 51U. The pilot scheme, in force from 1 January...
ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is for historical purposes only. CPR provisions The provisions relating to general rules about costs will continue to...
This Practice Note considers the Guideline Hourly Rates (GHRs). These are hourly rates which it is considered for a solicitor to recover for work done in civil and...
Archived: This Practice Note is based on provisions revoked on 1 April 2013. It is therefore for historical purposes only. Who determines the guideline hourly rates The...
ARCHIVED: This Practice Note is based on provisions revoked on 1 April 2013. It is therefore for historical purposes only. Introduction The court has a very wide...
Recovery of CFA success fees and ATE insurance premiums in publication and privacy proceedings Following the implementation of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of...
This Tracker contains details of costs judgments in which the court has awarded indemnity costs or has refused to order indemnity costs. The main issue considered by the...
ARCHIVED: This Practice Note is based on provisions revoked on 1 April 2013. It is therefore for historical purposes only. General Where costs are assessed on the...
This Practice Note considers orders for costs determined on an indemnity basis (indemnity costs orders). A court may order that costs are assessed on an indemnity basis...
This Tracker contains details of costs judgments in which the court has awarded indemnity costs or has refused to order indemnity costs. The main issue considered by the...
Right to costs recovery following an interim application It is important to be aware that a party does not have a right to recover the costs it incurs when dealing with a...
ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is for historical purposes only. To assist those looking to see the development of the application of proportionality...
Cost management The overriding objective makes it clear that the court, so far as is practicable, ensures 'that the parties are on an equal footing' (CPR 1.1(2)(a)) and...