The North remembers
I have just finished putting the final touches to the paper on QOCS I have been…
I fought the law
It has been cynically observed in the author’s presence, that insurance companies only care about fraud, and costs,…
QOCS considered
A central part of the LASPO 2012 reforms, was the introduction of Qualified One Way Costs…
The Republic of Liverpool
I have just returned from another outing to the Liverpool County Court, where I am a…
Widows and orphans
Sometimes a defendant makes a shrewdly judged part 36 offer, which is refused or ignored by the…
More QOCS conundrums
Cases about QOCS seem to arrive like buses, in a pack. In court 72 today, the…
QOCS conundrums
One of the areas of the LASPO reforms which remains notoriously “rough around the edges”, is…
When solicitors and clients fall out
Solicitor and own client assessments under section 70 of the Solicitors Act 1974 used to be…
Draw the blinds on yesterday
Last week Sir Henry Brooke died at the age of 81. I did not know him,…
The price of freedom
The challenge in R (on the application of UNISON) v Lord Chancellor [2017] UKSC 51 was not…