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The matter of Robinson v Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Trust & Dr Mercier (County Court at Liverpool, 9 September 2021) concerned a dental negligence claim. Dr Chris Mercier was instructed...

The Claimant’s bill of costs in Milbrooke Construction Ltd v Jones [2021] EWHC B20 (Costs) was reduced by such a significant level that Costs Judge Brown departed from the general...

In Bhat & Anor v Patel & Anor [2021] EWHC 2960 (Ch) (see judgment here), Mrs Justice Fancourt found that where the claimants had not filed a revised budget, they...

Ahuja Investments Ltd v Victorygame Ltd & Ors [2021] EWHC 2730 (Ch) The claimant’s claim was dismissed, and judgment awarded in favour of the first defendant’s counterclaim in the sum...

Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust v AKC [2021] EWHC 2607 Mrs Justice Steyn DBE, siting with Master Brown, allowed an appeal to a decision of Master Nagalingam...

Raydens Ltd v Cole [2021] EWHC B14 (Costs)   Background The claimant solicitors acted for the defendant in protracted matrimonial proceedings between November 2013 and September 2018. The defendant’s husband...

The matter of Michael v I E & D Hurford Ltd (t/a Rainbow) [2021] EWHC 2318 (QB) concerned a road traffic collision claim. The Claimant worked as an uber driver...

Discovery Land Company, LLC & Ors v Axis Specialty Europe SE [2021] EWHC 2146 (Comm) (30 July 2021) Before Peter MacDonald Eggers QC Background The Defendant is an insurer which...

ATE policy information not obtainable under Part 18 in Solicitors Act assessment (Wayne Raubenheimer v Slater & Gordon UK Ltd) Dispute Resolution analysis: The claimant was refused its application to...

The matter of Achara Tripipatkul v WH Lawrence Limited [2021] EWHC B13 (Costs) concerned a contentious business agreement which provided for a fixed fee of £250,000 plus VAT and disbursements....

In two of the cases set out below, the default costs certificate was set aside due to invalid or incomplete service. In the third case, the setting aside of the...

In the matter of Thompson v NSL Limited [2021] EWHC 679 (QB) Master McCloud considered an application by the Claimant to revise parts of a budget originally approved by a...

In the matter of Morrow v Shrewsbury RUFC, Mrs Justice Farbey considered whether it would be just for a Claimant who had exaggerated their claim to recover costs after succeeding...

Solicitor and own client assessments have been on the rise for some time now. The question of whether informed consent has been provided by the client for the solicitor to...

Recovery of Only a Fraction of the Pleaded Damages is Not Sufficient to Depart from this Principle Background The matter of Global Energy Horizons Corporation v Gray [2021] EWCA Civ...

Decision No.1 – Pallett v MGN Ltd [2021] EWHC 76 (Ch) (19 January 2021)   Background The Claimant brought a claim against the Defendant for infringement of privacy rights by...

The long awaited Guideline Hourly Rate (GHR) report has now been published by the working group. The main takeaway from this report are the proposed increased hourly rates, which have...

Nicholas Lee will be presenting an online webinar in association with Bristol Law Society on Wednesday 4 November 2020 at 1pm via Zoom. The webinar will cover recent developments in...

Oberholster v Little & Anor [2020] EWHC 2635 (QB) (06 October 2020) Background C contracted with D2 (Optical Express) to undertake ophthalmic surgery. The surgery was carried out by D8...

It has been clear in recent years that the Courts are continually keen to reiterate the importance of Alternative Dispute Resolution and show no reluctance to make an example of...

Background The Claimant brought a claim against the Defendant for personal injury which was resolved in the sum of just over £286,000.00 at trial. During the course of the case...

In the recent case of Car Giant Limited -v- the Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Hammersmith [2017] EWHC 464 (TCC) upon the paying party having significantly beaten their own...

Two High Court decisions towards the end of 2015 have made it clear that parties refusing to mediate during the detailed assessment process will, in all likelihood, suffer sanctions on...