Tag: Commercial Court
Harmans Costs Brief – November 2015
It’s the last Costs Brief of 2015 – where has the year gone?! We’ve covered the hot topic of proportionality in this issue of Costs…
Test of Proportionality – a Commercial Court Judge’s view
Kazakhstan Kagazy PLC v Zhunus [2015] EWHC 404 (Comm) Mr Justice Leggatt gave guidance on the approach to proportionality which should be taken in hard…
Harmans Costs Brief – February 2015
Read our latest Costs Brief packed full with costs new and analysis. Featuring articles on the impending changes to CPR Part 36, case management hearings,…
Lionel Richardson v (1) Glencore Energy UK Ltd (2) Glencore International Ltd (3) Appleby Trust (Jersey) Ltd (4) Glencore Energy UK Ltd [2014] EWHC 3990 (Comm)
Solicitors were reminded of the importance of oral case management hearings in the Commercial Court and of adhering to the requirements of the Admiralty and…
Commercial Court finds desire to limit costs a good reason for filing witness statement 3 months late
In the case of Monde Petroleum SA v Weterzagros Ltd, 19 May 2014, QBD, Hamblen J, though the breach of order was not trivial, the…
The costs budgeting regime is set to be extended to Rolls Building cases worth £10m or less, Harmans can reveal
The Master of the Rolls has recommended a new £10m threshold despite opposition from Commercial Court judges, who wanted to retain the current exemption from…