Presumptions and proof
In Herbert -v- H H Law Ltd (Final) the role of the presumptions came to the fore.…
Charging 100% success fees and risk assessments
There are three significant points arising from the decision of the Court of Appeal in Herbert…
Herbert v HH Law Limited
Today the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in the case of Herbert v HH Law…
Judgment day: Herbert v HH Law Limited 3rd April 2019 at 10 am
Tomorrow, at 10 am the Court of Appeal (Sir Terence Etherton MR and Lindblom and Asplin…
Making crime pay
One of the delights of having a common law practice at the Bar, is the wide…
The Lord of Misrule
Regretfully, I had to change my plans this weekend as our village’s Brexit street party, to…
Herbert v HH Law Limited
Yesterday argument concluded in the Court of Appeal at 5pm, in the case of Herbert v…
The golden goose
For seven hundred years the common law courts set their faces against strangers to a case…
Construing costs management orders
Costs budgeting and costs management has evolved over the last 5 years substantially. Evolution it should…
Issues based costs orders and part 36
One dilemma that arises from time to time is how a court is to balance the…