Construing costs management orders

Costs budgeting and costs management has evolved over the last 5 years substantially. Evolution it should…

Issues based costs orders and part 36

One dilemma that arises from time to time is how a court is to balance the…

QOCS and fundamental dishonesty II

Assuming that the issues have been sufficiently telegraphed to the putatively dishonest party, how is fundamental…

QOCS and fundamental dishonesty

It is sad to say, that fraud is present in a significant number of cases in…

If I could turn back time

One of the vagaries of the costs management regime, is that it has to function in…