2019 is about to begin with the Navy tussling with asylum seekers in the Channel, the…
Year: 2018
Weak discretion and part 36
In 2018 there have been a number of interesting cases on part 36 including my own…
Spring dawning
We have reached the dog days of the year, the darkest point of winter, where one…
Clawing back the deficit
As has been wisely observed, once a disastrous loss has been sustained at trial, the loser’s…
The turn of the screw
From time to time, I am afraid I do lose a case. One such case a…
T’int right, t’int fair, t’int proper
One of the things that I do from time to time is draft damages based agreements…
Late acceptance of part 36 offers
There are always fashions in litigation: one of them which has occupied roughly two years, have…
The ACL conference 23rd November 2018
Yesterday I attended at the Association of Costs Lawyers conference, in order to deliver a paper…
Conduct, fixed costs and part 44 CPR
There is an established cottage industry in respect of costs arguments which arise from the operation…
The last days of the republic
We live in strange days. This week the political class commenced tearing itself apart with renewed…