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

Yesterday, I delivered my paper on litigation funding to the ACL conference in London. A really enjoyable day, with much

At this time of year, all the political parties are promising the earth and a pound besides, for our votes.

For many years, the principles on which a judgment or default costs certificate would be set aside, were relatively straightforward.

Reading Points of Dispute, particularly those which are submitted for a provisional assessment, I am struck by how frequently, I

On 13th March 2015 at 4pm, Mr Justice Phillips handed down judgment in the cases of Dalton and Others.v.British Telecommunications

A very enjoyable conference day at the Nottingham Conference Centre on Friday, where I spoke on a number of topics

On 6th April 2015, the new rules on part 36 will come into force. I have prepared an annotated guide

Is there an alternative to provisional assessment? The purpose of this post is to set out an alternative to the current system