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A part 36 offer (pre-issue) which imposes a condition as to costs is not a valid offer, HHJ Matthews (Sitting as a High Court Judge) held in Knight & Another v Knight & Ors (Costs) (2019) EWHC 1545 (Ch). The case is also notable for... view

A recent case underscores that best practice is to only make receiving party Pt 36 offers on discrete & significant issues, says Francis Kendall In White and another (executors of the estate of William White, deceased) v Wincott Ga... view

Article for Thomson Reuters Dispute Resolution Blog by Claire Green, Chair of The Association of Costs Lawyers Costs Lawyers may generally operate behind the scenes, but a recent case in the Senior Courts Costs Office provides a useful remi... view

It was no doubt one of Sir Rupert Jackson’s great regrets about his report on the costs of civil litigation that not all of his recommendations were implemented, most significantly those on legal aid. But when it comes to his supplemental... view