Costs News

A district judge failed to consider the risks that a claimant solicitor should have taken into account when entering into a conditional fee agreement (CFA) and so was wrong to award a 65% success fee, the High Court has ruled. In NJL v PTE... view

CA refuses appeal over costs-only proceedings The Court of Appeal has refused to hear an appeal against the decision that a claimant is able to issue proceedings solely in pursuit of costs which the defendants had refused to pay in negotiat... view

The bar for what constitutes a ‘significant development’ requiring revisions to a budget “should not be set too high”, a master has said. Master Davison said that, otherwise, parties preparing a budget “would a... view

Membership renewal reminder The ACL sent out membership renewal notices last week. Members are reminded that payment should be received by 31 December. Any member who has not received their renewal notice should email enquiries@costslawyer.... view