What hourly rate can a lawyer recover in 2021? By Adam Burrell In this article, we consider the current decisions calling for revised Guideline Hourly Rates when…
Claimant Unreasonably Exiting The Portal – Costs Penalty Applied By Adam Burrell In the case of Foley v Radinex, DAC Beachcroft have successfully challenged a claim for post-issue…
HO v ADELEKUN II – claimant denied licence to litigate without risk by Court of Appeal By Adam Burrell The pitfalls surrounding ‘Qualified One-Way Costs Shifting’ and costs off-setting were once again…
High Court Judge Slashes Claimants’ Budget By More Than Half By Adam Burrell Mr Justice Turner has reduced the claimants’ disputed future budgeted costs in the British Steel…
High Court Judge ignores claimant’s ‘mind-boggling’ budget By Adam Burrell, Denise Eastlake, DACB have successfully challenged a claimant’s cost budget of almost £1million, obtaining an order…
Court of Appeal reins in clients’ right to have costs assessed By Adam Burrell In the recent judgement of Ainsworth v Stewarts Law LLP [2020] the recent explosion in applications…
What happens to budgeted costs if phases are not complete? By Adam Burrell A Regional Costs Judge has added to the growing body of conflicting decisions concerning the…
How should costs arguments be resolved in Low Value Protocol claims? By Adam Burrell, David Williams, Peter Allchorne Following the introduction of the Low Value Protocols, in which costs are fixed for claims…