For many years, disputes about retainers have been at the heart of the “Costs Wars” fought…
Author: Andrew Hogan
Unbowed, unbent, unbroken
Following on from the decision of the Court of Appeal in University Hospitals of Derby and…
Time to let rip
The ripples from the decisions of the Court of Appeal in Belsner v Cam Legal Services [2022]…
Losing interest
Happy New Year. And so begins 2023. At the tail end of last term, a judgment…
The Archangel’s Way
May our god of the high moor, of tor and…
Jingle bells
Once one QOCS case arrives, like the number 27 bus, you know that another one will…
QOCS bounces back
QOCS has been called (by me) the gift that never stops giving. I anticipate that when…
Retainers and billing after Belsner
Last week, Craig Ralph and I, held another Zoom webinar, on a number of issues arising…
Fixing problems
Although the expansion of fixed costs has now been deferred to October 2023 (possibly), for many…
Escaping Fixed Costs A Discussion Paper
Further to the Zoom seminar, that Paul Hughes and I put together, a few weeks ago,…