Electronic Bill of Costs – Changes to Practice Direction 47

by James | Nov 26, 2019 | Legal Costs, Robert Collington

. When were the New Electronic Bill of Costs introduced? In 2018, an update to Practice Direction 47 of the the CPR meant that some very important and progressive changes were made to the preparatory work required in respect of Bills of Costs. From 6th April 2018, use...

Practice Direction 3E & It’s Importance to Your Cost Budget

by James | Nov 20, 2019 | Legal Costs, Robert Collington

What is Practice Direction 3E? The CPR requires successful parties in a case to submit a Cost Budget of their legal costs. The purpose of this type is to control the recoverable costs of either party on conclusion of proceedings. The costs within a Cost Budget are...

Fixed Costs Update – Are Counsel Fees Recoverable in Cases Involving a Minor?

by James | Nov 5, 2019 | Legal Costs, Robert Collington

Aldred -v- Cham [2019] EWCA Civ 1780 In a recent case regarding the proposed settlement of a Minor RTA claim, costs for counsel’s advice  were disputed. It was held that Counsel fees were not recoverable in addition to fixed costs because, the fact that the...

The Top 5 Ways to Maximise the Profitability of your Modern Law Firm

by James | Apr 4, 2018 | Robert Collington

How to Increase Law Firm Profitability Fixed costs have affected a lot of personal injury practices, and are likely to be introduced for all civil litigation claims up to £250,000 in the foreseeable future.  With many law practices already shutting their doors, it is...

What is a ‘Good Reason’ to Set Aside a Default Cost Certificate?

by James | Apr 4, 2018 | Legal Costs, Robert Collington

The subject matter revolved around an RTA LVI claim in which the Claimant had given instructions to discontinue his claim, giving the Defendant an automatic entitlement to their costs pursuant to CPR 44.9(c). The Defendant in turn served a Bill of Costs that was...

Can You Recover Hourly Rates on Fixed Costs Cases?

by James | Apr 4, 2018 | Legal Costs, Robert Collington

I’m sure we are all aware by now of the outcome of Broadhurst v Tan and Taylor v Smith [2016] EWCA Civ 94 (23 February 2016) in which indemnity costs were awarded for the Claimant having beaten their own Part 36 Offer on assessment.  As a consequence, the Claimant was...