Conditional fee agreements and retainer challenges
For many years, disputes about retainers have been at the heart of the “Costs Wars” fought historically against solicitors by […]
Unbowed, unbent, unbroken
Following on from the decision of the Court of Appeal in University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Time to let rip
The ripples from the decisions of the Court of Appeal in Belsner v Cam Legal Services [2022] EWCA Civ 1387 and Karatysz
Losing interest
Happy New Year. And so begins 2023. At the tail end of last term, a judgment was handed down in
Jingle bells
Once one QOCS case arrives, like the number 27 bus, you know that another one will be close behind. On
QOCS bounces back
QOCS has been called (by me) the gift that never stops giving. I anticipate that when the rules change, if
Retainers and billing after Belsner
Last week, Craig Ralph and I, held another Zoom webinar, on a number of issues arising from the Belsner and
Fixing problems
Although the expansion of fixed costs has now been deferred to October 2023 (possibly), for many years the existing scheme
Escaping Fixed Costs A Discussion Paper
Further to the Zoom seminar, that Paul Hughes and I put together, a few weeks ago, I am now pleased