Andrew Hogan's blog on costs and litigation funding
In the last 12 months, I think I have seen three cases where the parties have reached various stages of detailed assessment proceedings, oblivious to the fact that they do not have an actual or
Continue readingWhat happens in part 45 CPR tends to stay within part 45. There has been a discernible reluctance on the part of the County Court judiciary to exercise their discretion to award costs exceeding fixed
Continue readingRough winds are currently shaking the darling buds of May. As the third anniversary of the referendum result approaches, the country appears no nearer a resolution to the great political issue of the day. A
Continue readingSometimes it is not enough for a solicitor to win a case for a client and to recover substantial awards of damages and costs in order to get paid. This is not only because clients
Continue readingOne of the issues that has been floating around for years in the field of litigation funding is the “Arkin” cap, which has been thought to apply to cap the adverse costs liability of third
Continue readingI seem to have spent the last couple of weeks since my return from holiday, advising upon and drafting retainers for personal injury matters. The practice of charging clients 100% success fees unrelated to risk
Continue readingAt the current time, it is hard to credit that the government has done anything in the last 3 years, than break itself to pieces on a reef called Brexit. Certainly, the great issues of
Continue readingOne of the areas of litigation that I keep an eye on is, competition law. With the continued contraction of personal injury litigation, new and interesting areas of work continue to emerge which are not
Continue readingAn important element of the decision in Herbert -v- H H Law Ltd (Final) concerned the Court’s decision that an ATE insurance premium was not a solicitor’s disbursement, and so did not fall within the
Continue readingIn Herbert -v- H H Law Ltd (Final) the role of the presumptions came to the fore. It is worth remembering why there is a procedure for the assessment of costs under section 70 of the
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