Counting the cost
At 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
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For everything else, there is Mastercard
One 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 readingDisbursements and ATE premiums
An 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 readingPresumptions and proof
In 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
Continue readingCharging 100% success fees and risk assessments
There are three significant points arising from the decision of the Court of Appeal in Herbert -v- H H Law Ltd (Final) handed down yesterday, which are of general importance to the profession, and not
Continue readingHerbert v HH Law Limited
Today the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in the case of Herbert v HH Law Limited. A copy of the judgment can be downloaded here: Herbert -v- H H Law Ltd (Final). The case
Continue readingJudgment day: Herbert v HH Law Limited 3rd April 2019 at 10 am
Tomorrow, at 10 am the Court of Appeal (Sir Terence Etherton MR and Lindblom and Asplin LJJ) will hand down judgment in the case of Herbert v HH Law Limited. Copies of the handed down
Continue readingMaking crime pay
One of the delights of having a common law practice at the Bar, is the wide variety of work that you get to undertake in your early years. I have fond memories of my time
Continue readingThe Lord of Misrule
Regretfully, I had to change my plans this weekend as our village’s Brexit street party, to celebrate the country’s liberation from vassalage and rebirth as an independent nation was inexplicably cancelled. Whether a new date
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