‘When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just…
Year: 2017
Costs 2017
The Ropewalk Chambers Personal Injury Conference on the 3rd March at which I am delivering a paper…
The bleeding obvious
Basil: Can’t we get you on Mastermind, Sybil? Next contestant Sybil Fawlty from Torquay, special subject…
The back of the queue
This post first appeared as an article in the February 2017 issue of Litigation Funding magazine.…
Rogue One
The whiplash “industry” of claims management companies, solicitors, medical reporting agencies et al provokes strong views…
Spring is in the air
The early part of 2017 has seen the pace of costs reform picking up in relation to…
Costs 2017 on 3rd March 2017 in Nottingham
On 3rd March 2017, I shall be delivering a paper on current issues in litigation funding…
A thought on fixed costs reforms
Some time ago the Voice of Common Sense on the District Bench reminisced about those halcyon…
Legal professional privilege and detailed assessment
An issue that arises in virtually every detailed assessment, is the extent to which a paying…
Discontinuance and detailed assessment proceedings
From time to time, for a variety of reasons, it may become necessary to discontinue detailed…