Tag: proportionality
Helen Briggs & 598 Ors v First Choice Holidays & Flights Ltd (2016)
A very detailed and considered decision of Costs Judge Jennifer James has appeared on Lawtel in the matter Helen Briggs & 598 Ors v First…
Costs Law Update by Partner & Costs Lawyer Gary Knight
Lowin v W Portsmouth & Co LTD [2016] EWHC 2301 QBD Elisabeth Laing J – 20/06/16 An appeal against a decision of a Costs Judge…
Harmans Costs Brief – January 2016
It’s back – the first Costs Brief of 2016! Featuring analysis by Nishma Shah covering the thorny issue of proportionality plus Mat Knight asks when is…
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…
Falling foul of proportionality by Nishma Shah
The recent case of Hobbs v Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust [2015] EWHC B20 (Costs), has highlighted a key consideration that the Court…
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…