Tag: Lord Chancellor
Harmans Costs Brief – July 2019
This month’s Costs Brief considers the historical development of Part 36 and the distinction between substantive proceedings and the costs of the assessment proceedings. The…
Supreme Court quashes Employment Tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunals Fees Order 2013
In R (on the application of UNISON) v Lord Chancellor [2017] UKSC 51 a seven member Supreme Court unanimously allowed UNISON’s appeal and quashed the…
Harman Costs Brief – March 2017
Another busy month and lots to discuss, not least the new format bill of costs – Mat Knight takes a look below. We have also summarised…
Lord Chancellor announces changes to personal injury compensation payments
On 27th February, Elizabeth Truss announced her decision to lower the Discount Rate from 2.5% to minus 0.75% in accordance with the law and in her capacity…
Government and judiciary outline plan for future expansion of fixed costs
This is a joint statement from The Lord Chancellor Liz Truss, Lord Chief Justice Lord Thomas and the Senior President of Tribunals on their shared…
Harmans Costs Brief – Summer 2016
Gary Knight asks who’d be a Costs Judge these days following several decisions being overturned on appeal. There’s also analysis of another recent interesting case…
