Tag: budget
No “good reasons” to depart from budget – Part 2
Whether a reduction in the hourly rates applied to the incurred costs within a bill is a good reason to apply the same reduced rates…
Harmans Costs Brief – January 2017
An industry award, a brand new office, two costs seminars, our first exhibition and a team trip to Bruges – 2016 was a very busy year…
Sony Communications International and SSH Communications Security Corporation [2016] EWHC 2985 (Pat)
Sony Communications International and SSH Communications Security Corporation [2016] EWHC 2985 (Pat) – Mr Roger Wyland QC sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge 24/11/2016…
Matthew Harman discusses the increase in Insurance Premium Tax (IPT)
From 1 November 2015, the standard rate of IPT will be increased by 3.5 percentage points to 9.5%. From this date all premiums received by…
Harmans Costs Brief – September 2015
Costs Brief is back for the autumn. Featuring articles on the issue of whether bills should be split pre and post April 2013 and the recent…
Insurance Premium Tax – a reminder
The government is raising the rate of tax by more than 50% in November which will impact on the costs of ATE cover. One of…