Commercial costs

So much for the “old law” on how the court will approach the vexed question of whether a case pleaded […]

The origins of rule 46.13(3) CPR, can be traced to the case of Voice and Script International Ltd v Ashraf

One of the pleasures of growing old, is the realisation that time is circular and we return to moment after

One of the ever-green topics of the law and practice of costs, concerns the circumstances in which the courts of

One of the features of reaching the plateau of middle age, is being able to look back at the steps

Applications for non party costs orders (NPCOs) are coming thick and fast at the moment: on average I seem to

One of the more interesting (and potentially useful) arguments in the recent case of Diag Human SE v Volterra Fietta

I have been a barrister for nearly 30 years. In that time I have seen many trends, fashions, fads and

It is now more than a quarter of a century since I started undertaking work in the field of costs

Thursday has arrived. Tomorrow I am attending the Association of Costs Lawyers Conference in London, where I will be speaking