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The existence of costs budgeting may increase the amount of security for costs a party is required to provide, it has been suggested, in the wake of a ruling about the adequacy of after-the-event (ATE) insurance as security. A briefing from... view

It is “dispiriting” how much public money is spent by public authorities arguing “unnecessarily” about costs, a deputy costs judge has said. Deputy Master Campbell made the comments in R (On the application of TT) v... view

A recorder has made a third-party costs order for just over £50,000 against the claimant’s medical expert in a clinical negligence case. In Robinson v (1) Liverpool University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and (2) Dr Chris Merci... view

The High Court has refused what is believed to be the first application for a costs-capping order (CCO) since budgeting was introduced in 2013. Mr Justice Cavanagh accepted that capping the costs of women suing the British owners of tea and... view

Reducing a bill “substantially” on assessment is reason on its own to reduce the costs of the assessment itself, a Senior Courts Costs Office judge has ruled. Costs Judge Brown said there was no need to prove any misconduct or o... view