Costs and clinical negligence claims

Twixmas (that curious period between Christmas and New Year) can be a time for angst, stress,…

Thick and fast

The last few months have seen an outpouring of legal argument, judgment, analysis and statutory reform…

That hard six

Sometimes you just gotta roll the hard six. -Unknown On 2nd February 2023 The Civil Procedure…

Conditional fee agreements and retainer challenges

For many years, disputes about retainers have been at the heart of the “Costs Wars” fought…

Unbowed, unbent, unbroken

Following on from the decision of the Court of Appeal in University Hospitals of Derby and…

Jingle bells

Once one QOCS case arrives, like the number 27 bus, you know that another one will…

QOCS bounces back

QOCS has been called (by me) the gift that never stops giving. I anticipate that when…

Fixing problems

Although the expansion of fixed costs has now been deferred to October 2023 (possibly), for many…

Can we fix it?

Dear oh dear, as one might say. Its been another long week. Judgment was handed down…

Magic

A breeze crosses the porchBicycle spokes spin ’roundJacket’s on, I’m out the doorTonight I’m gonna burn…