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…

Setting up a claims management company

One of the more niche areas of my practice, but which is one of the most…

QOCS continued

The decision of the Court of Appeal in Cartwright v Venduct Engineering Limited [2018] EWCA Civ…

The ACL Conference 23rd November 2018

I have just put the finishing touches to my paper and Powerpoint presentation for the ACL…

Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500

I am pleased to note that I have been awarded ratings again in the new editions…

The piggy bank

One of the key distinctions between the way that barristers and solicitors practise, remains the fact that barristers may…

Always getting better

One of the cases due to be heard in the Court of Appeal next year, which…

Bending the rules

I have lost count of the number of decisions in the last three years, on various…