by Darcey | Oct 9, 2026 | Case Law
Nigeria v P&ID: Why Counsel’s £2000 Hourly Rate Was Cut to £825 In the costs proceedings between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Process & Industrial Developments Ltd (P&ID), Costs Judge Brown reduced the hourly rate claimed for leading counsel from...
by Darcey | Oct 9, 2026 | Case Law
Spicer v Greene King: What the Costs Padding Warning Means for Success Fee Deductions In Spicer v Greene King Brewing and Retailing Ltd [2026] EWCC 18, District Judge Lumb limited the deduction from a child’s £10,000 settlement to a success fee of £330 plus VAT,...
by Darcey | Oct 9, 2026 | Case Law
Clark v Adams: How QOCS Protection Can Be Lost for Abuse of Process Qualified one-way costs shifting (QOCS) generally protects a claimant in a personal injury claim from enforcement of an adverse costs order beyond the damages and interest awarded, but the protection...
by Darcey | Oct 8, 2026 | Case Law
MJS Projects v RPS Consulting: When Refusing Mediation Is Not Unreasonable In MJS Projects (March) Ltd v RPS Consulting Services Ltd, a High Court judge sitting in Leeds held that a defendant’s refusal to mediate was not unreasonable conduct and applied the...
by Darcey | Oct 2, 2026 | News
What Happens if a Bill Is Reduced by More Than 20% on Assessment? Under CPR 47.50(10), a party who requests an oral hearing following a provisional assessment must achieve an adjustment of at least 20% in its own favour on the sum provisionally assessed, or it will be...
by Darcey | Oct 2, 2026 | News
CPR 47.20: Who Pays the Costs of Detailed Assessment When a dispute over legal costs proceeds to detailed assessment, there are two separate questions to consider. The first is how much of the bill should ultimately be paid. The second is who should bear the costs of...
