The top 5 ways your solicitor rips you off

What do you think of the title to this post? Does it catch your attention? Admittedly…

A bridge too far

The text of this article first appeared in the December 2016 issue of Litigation Funding. The…

Seminars and lectures

Each year, I give a number of seminars to the profession. I speak at the Ropewalk…

ATE and professional negligence

Part of the work that I undertake in the field of costs involves professional negligence claims in…

CFAs and the Cayman Islands

Many years ago, one of the more interesting cases that I dealt with concerned the recovery…

A Question Time on Costs 10th November 2016

10th November 2016 5.00pm to 6.30pm Ropewalk Chambers, Nottingham Drinks and canapés to follow This will…

Late acceptance of claimants’ part 36 offers II

The issue of late acceptance of a claimant’s part 36 offer in personal injury proceedings, by…

The time of changes

I have always been a fan of autumn. The season of changes, it is pleasingly full…

Late acceptance of part 36 offers and indemnity costs

Costs litigation like no other area of practice is an exercise in bare knuckle savagery. Points…

Litigation Funding

The arrival of October means the “coalbiter” months have begun.  From now until just before Christmas, the…