Soft law
Just as many solicitors will proceed from qualification to retirement, without a single solicitor-own client assessment troubling them and in […]
Nine Hands Cutting
One of the more interesting (and potentially useful) arguments in the recent case of Diag Human SE v Volterra Fietta
Rise of the machines
I have been a barrister for nearly 30 years. In that time I have seen many trends, fashions, fads and
Blue pencils and green crayons
It is now more than a quarter of a century since I started undertaking work in the field of costs
Sunrise in the valley
Thursday has arrived. Tomorrow I am attending the Association of Costs Lawyers Conference in London, where I will be speaking
Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness
Autumn is well underway. I took most of the summer off this year, after the horrors of last summer and
The Convoy
Sheriff Wallace: I am the law. Don’t you understand, I represent the law. Rubber Duck: Well piss on ya, and
Costs Wars!
Costs Wars! In 2017, a sinister figure arose from the Dark Side of the Force, with a twisted plan to
ADR and family cases
Already the year is moving towards its end. I have returned from a lengthy summer break and find that autumn
The uses of adversity
So Trinity Term draws to an end and the Long Vacation beckons. A very long one for me, as I