Assignment of CFAs: will “back up” CFAs work?
Assignment of conditional fee agreements is a topic which has come to life in recent months, with an…
Success fees BTE and best costs advice
The recent decision of District Judge Lumb in the case of A & M.v.Royal Mail Group…
Being nice
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is an alternative to litigation. Seen twenty years ago, as touchy-feely nonsense, “being nice”…
Assignment of CFAs: Jones v Spire Healthcare Limited
The handed down judgment in this case is now available to download here: Jones v Spire…
Assignment of CFAs and novation: Jones v Spire Healthcare Limited
On 25th September 2015, the Regional Costs Judge in the County Court at Liverpool handed down…
The glittering prizes
Each year I attend a number of conferences in the fields of law that interest me:…
The midnight hours and Costs Barrister 2.0
The last three weeks have been as busy as any in my career, including arguing test cases…
Fixed ideas
Just before my summer break (now rapidly receding into the past) I published an article in…
Michaelmas term and WordPress 4.3
Summer holidays are coming to an end and the start of Michaelmas term is now clearly…
Reviewing provisional assessments of costs
I have now undertaken more than two dozen oral hearings, in the aftermath of a provisional…