More QOCS conundrums
Cases about QOCS seem to arrive like buses, in a pack. In court 72 today, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in an appeal I managed to win in front of them on the transitional
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QOCS conundrums
One of the areas of the LASPO reforms which remains notoriously “rough around the edges”, is the subject matter of QOCS or QUOCS as it is sometimes called. I argued a case in the Court
Continue readingWhen solicitors and clients fall out
Solicitor and own client assessments under section 70 of the Solicitors Act 1974 used to be rare beasts. It used to be possible for solicitors to undertake their entire career, without suffering the indignity of
Continue readingDraw the blinds on yesterday
Last week Sir Henry Brooke died at the age of 81. I did not know him, and only appeared in front of him on a couple of occasions (dealing with the costs arguments in respect of the
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