Tag: pre/post April 2013
Harman Costs Brief – May 2017
In this issue Costs Lawyer Suzanna Popplewell gives an overview of Proportionality; we look at CFAs and ATE Premiums and also feature a budget preparation…
CFAs and ATE Premiums
Post LASPO Deeds of Variation and Assignments The Supreme Court has ruled that post LASPO variations to a pre-LASPO CFA did not constitute “new agreements”…
Proportionality – not just a matter for detailed assessment, Costs Lawyer Suzanna Popplewell discusses
Proportionality is one of the major issues that we find we are dealing with at the end of a matter, particularly in the small to…
The application of the “new” proportionality test on an assessment of costs
It has been sometime since the “new” test for proportionality was introduced for work undertaken post 1 April 2013 with CPR 44.3(2) stating: “Where the…
Should bills be split pre and post April 2013? Gary Knight discusses
The question has been raised once again following the decision of the Senior Costs Judge, Master Gordon-Saker in the matter BP –v- Cardiff & Vale…
