Joining the party
One of the ever-green topics of the law and practice of costs, concerns the circumstances in which the courts of […]
In the Halls of the Word Smiths
This week I purchased a subscription to Microsoft Copilot Pro: I now have within my Microsoft Office 365 applications, a
Words of Power
Part of my work is the drafting of contracts. Some of the contracts I draft are retainer documents. Drafting is
Little boxes
One of the features of reaching the plateau of middle age, is being able to look back at the steps
Rumbling on
Welcome to 2024. A new year, new horizons, new issues and the costs wars continue to rage. There are imminent
Costs and clinical negligence claims
Twixmas (that curious period between Christmas and New Year) can be a time for angst, stress, boredom, and in the
ChatGPT4
Many years ago in the 1980s, I received for my birthday a ZX81 computer. It had an internal 1k of
Non party costs Orders and directors
Applications for non party costs orders (NPCOs) are coming thick and fast at the moment: on average I seem to
Costs and arbitral proceedings
One of my interests for many years, has been arbitration and more latterly arbitration costs. As well as advisory work,
Clinical negligence costs revisited
Next Thursday, the 7th December 2023 at 4.30pm, in the last Zoom seminar of the year, the living legend that