Costs News

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Parties seeking preliminary issue trials in media and communications cases need to address costs budgeting as part of that process, the judge in charge of the list has cautioned. Mr Justice Warby said there was “an emerging practice o... view

The rules on using costs sanctions to encourage parties to mediate need to be tightened up so they are not so easy to escape, a major report recommended this week. The Civil Justice Council’s (CJC) ADR working group also floated the i... view

Solicitors will in future have to provide a bill or breakdown of costs when seeking payment of success fees and after-the-event (ATE) premiums out of the damages of children or protected parties, the Civil Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC) has dec... view