I have now undertaken more than two dozen oral hearings, in the aftermath of a provisional assessment, when the paying […]

The title of this post reflects the Latin maxim “Let justice be done though the heavens fall”, a principle formulated

In recent weeks, I have had a number of enquiries from frustrated costs lawyers, as to what certain provisions within

When I started off at the Bar, about 90% of the work that I undertook were personal injury and industrial

I have thought increasingly frequently in the last couple of years, about writing a book on solicitor-own client disputes a

The case of R versus Environment Agency and others (Number 2) (2013) UK SC 78 is perhaps now the leading

We live in exciting times. From 1st October 2015, the SRA will gracefully relinquish its role in regulation firms which

I have very fond memories of part 45: right from the start of the introduction of fixed recoverable costs, it

Earlier this month, two significant lectures were given on the topic of costs budgeting by Jackson LJ and Dyson MR,

One of the issues that is currently under the spotlight, is whether a conditional fee agreement can effectively be assigned