Andrew Hogan's blog on costs and litigation funding
There are always fashions in litigation: one of them which has occupied roughly two years, have been the arguments about what costs consequences flow, from the late acceptance by a defendant of a part 36
Continue readingYesterday I attended at the Association of Costs Lawyers conference, in order to deliver a paper on Fixed Costs. The paper can be found here: 2018 09 11 Fixed Costs Presentation for the ACL 23rd November
Continue readingThere is an established cottage industry in respect of costs arguments which arise from the operation of various Protocols applicable to low value personal injury claims and those claims which are withdrawn from the Portal,
Continue readingWe live in strange days. This week the political class commenced tearing itself apart with renewed fervour over the on going Brexit debacle. The sense of the moment, is that the noose the government has
Continue readingOne of the more niche areas of my practice, but which is one of the most interesting is the regulatory work that I undertake, advising claims management companies (CMCs) on various aspects of their businesses, and
Continue readingThe decision of the Court of Appeal in Cartwright v Venduct Engineering Limited [2018] EWCA Civ 1654 has been widely reported. The case has already been the subject of considerable comment by the legal press and
Continue readingI have just put the finishing touches to my paper and Powerpoint presentation for the ACL Conference on 23rd November 2018, which is taking place in London here: http://www.associationofcostslawyers.co.uk/Conferences-Seminars-and-Events/ACL-Annual-Costs-Conference—London-2018/61025 This year I shall be speaking
Continue readingI am pleased to note that I have been awarded ratings again in the new editions of Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500. Chambers and Partners awarding me Band 2 status says: Andrew Hogan (Ropewalk Chambers)
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