Tag: assessed costs
Whenever specialist costs Counsels’ names appear in the heading of a judgment, my attention is grabbed
In the matter of Evelyn Horne v Prescot (No. 1) Ltd – [2019] EWHC 1322 (QB), Jamie Carpenter (Claimant/Respondent) was pitched against Benjamin Williams QC…
Guideline Hourly Rates: Should We Still Be Stuck in 2010?
While Guideline Hourly Rates (GHRs) are taken directly from The Senior Courts Cost Office (SCCO) ‘Guide to the Summary Assessment of Costs’ where it is…
Court of Appeal gives guidance on fixed costs regime
Fixed costs apply to pre-action disclosure applications made after leaving the portal – see Sharp v Leeds City Council [2017] EWCA Civ 33. The Court…
Harman Costs Brief – February 2017
It’s February already and we’ve rounded up the latest industry news for you – Gary Knight takes a look at an important decision on appeal in…
Part 36 indemnity costs trumps fixed costs rules the Court of Appeal
Two low level RTA claims, relating to separate Claimants (Broadhurst and Taylor), were heard together on appeal after opposite decisions were made by judges on…
Harmans Costs Brief – May 2016
We only went and won it! Harmans are incredibly proud to have been named Costs Company of the Year at the Modern Claims Awards, you…