Costs News

A bill assessed at nil on provisional assessment (PA) after the receiving party failed to file a disputed conditional fee agreement (CFA) was not a sanction that required an application for relief before an oral hearing could take place, a circu... view

New SCCO judge Jennifer James has been appointed as a costs judge, it was announced last week, and will start work at the Senior Courts Costs Office on 21 September. A deputy master for some years, she is also a lecturer at the University of La... view

The ACL is delighted with the announcement that Deputy Master Jennifer James has been appointed as a Costs Judge.  Jennifer is a stalwart and long-term supporter of the ACL and has served on the Education Committee for several years. &... view

Recoverable costs should be excluded from the caps applied to damages-based agreements (DBAs) as part of a major package of reform to the regime, a Civil Justice Council (CJC) working party has recommended. The working party, chaired by Pro... view

A High Court judge has said his order for indemnity costs of £344,000 against the husband in a divorce case should act as a “stern warning” against bad conduct. Ruling in Joy v Joy-Morancho & Ors (No 3) [2015] EWHC 250... view