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Members of the armed forces are not employees and so employers’ liability claims they make are not subject to the pre-1 April 2013 fixed success fee regime, the High Court has ruled. In overturning two decisions of Master O’Hare... view

The High Court has refused to make a costs-capping order 10 days before trial, saying that the defendant had already spent so much that a detailed assessment was inevitable. Hegglin v Person(s) Unknown & Google Inc [2014] EWHC 3793 (QB)... view

It is now more than seven years since costs lawyers were granted independent rights to conduct litigation and advocacy, but that fact is not stopping some other lawyers challenging their legitimacy. The evidence we have to date is anecdotal... view