Tag: Personal Injury
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…
In what circumstances can a CFA be assigned? Mat Knight considers
This question arose during the recent case of Mohammed Azim –v- Tradewise Insurance Services Ltd [2016] EWHC B20 (Costs) where Master Leonard was asked to…
Partner and Costs Lawyer Gary Knight responds to questions raised by Rachel Rothwell, Editor of Litigation Funding, for forthcoming publication
To what extent has the costs profession evolved since its inception, and have there been any key milestones of particular significance? I started in costs…
Harmans Costs Brief – February 2016
Costs Brief February is here! Where else could we start but Gary Knight’s scathing response to Lord Justice Jackson’s vision of fixed costs. There’s also a legal costs update…
Fixed costs – the time is now? Gary Knight discusses below
So sayeth the Lord – well Lord Justice Jackson in his recent IPA Annual Lecture given on 28 January 2016. It has appeared inevitable in…
