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Counsel’s Hourly Rate Cut: Nigeria v P&ID Costs Ruling
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...
Spicer v Greene King: Costs Padding and Success Fees
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,...
Clark v Adams: QOCS Protection and Abuse of Process
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...
