Costs News

The costs of preliminary matters that reach the Supreme Court should be assessed at once and not wait for the outcome of the case as a whole, the High Court has ruled. There had been preliminary issues in Khaira & Ors v Shergill & O... view

A High Court judge has noted the lack of guidance from the case law to date on the application of proportionality to costs budgets as he ruled that a £5m budget for a claim worth just over £7m was disproportionate. Mr Justice Mo... view

A law firm was too hasty in switching a birth injuries case from legal aid to a conditional fee agreement, meaning more than £200,000 in additional liabilities were not recoverable, Master Leonard has ruled. However, it is not a rulin... view

CCMS delay call Family lawyers group Resolution has urged the Legal Aid Agency to delay the compulsory use of the Client and Cost Management System (CCMS), which is due to take effect from 1 April. It follows a Resolution survey, suppo... view

ACL has its say on fixed costs ACL chairman-elect Iain Stark (pictured) last week took part in an invitation-only workshop organised by the Civil Justice Council to assist the Ministry of Justice with thinking about the extension of fixed r... view