Costs News

Dozens of bills totalling £930,000 over nearly eight years were not interim statute bills and were open for assessment, a costs judge has ruled. Master Rowley (pictured) said that, to make it plain to a client that he is receiving an... view

Updated SCCO guide published with plans for regular revisions in future The latest version of the Senior Courts Costs Office Guide was published this week and can be downloaded from the Judiciary website. It said the 2021 update &ldquo... view

A defendant that accepted a part 36 offer one day outside the 21-day ‘relevant period’ can then invite the court to consider its liability for costs and is not bound to pay the costs it would have faced had it accepted within the 21... view

The Court of Appeal has reaffirmed the general rule that the court should reserve costs where an interim injunction is granted, rejecting the argument that this no longer represented modern practice, which now required adherence to the ‘pa... view