Practico | Journal

October 29, 2024

Podcost with Jamie Carpenter KC

In this edition of the PodCost, Jamie Carpenter KC provides a typically clear and crisp costs update. The session covers recent developments in collective cases in the Competition Appeal Tribunal following the PACCAR funding decision, strategic budgeting insights from recent cases, the potential for mandatory ADR in cost disputes, and a look at the career of retiring Senior Costs Judge Andrew Gordon-Saker.

Virtual Roundtable with George McDonald

George McDonald, Jeremy Morgan KC, and Andy Ellis discuss the CJC consultation on costs, potential reforms to costs budgeting, hourly rates, digitisation, and fixed recoverable costs.

Costs Update #18

A case commentary and analysis on Golubovich v Golubovich & Mirimskaya, the cautionary tale of an incomplete summary assessment leading to a paying party's downfall.

Virtual Roundtable with Ben Williams KC — Hourly Rates, Damages Based Agreements, and Group Actions

Ben Williams KC, Jeremy Morgan KC, and Andy Ellis discuss the latest developments in solicitors’ hourly rates, DBAs and group actions.

Costs Briefing #17

A summary of the Virtual Roundtable with Jamie Carpenter KC considering cases on non party costs orders, security for costs, the recovery of brief fees in late settling cases, and solicitor client disputes were considered. There are also articles on summary assessment, and the need for transparency in bills of costs.

August 27, 2021

Costs Briefing #16

A summary of the Virtual Roundtable with Judith Ayling KC which discussed costs budgeting, the recoverability of advertising costs and 'round robin' letters in group actions, Part 36, and Solicitor's Act reform.

Costs Briefing #15

A summary of the Virtual Roundtable with Andrew Post KC on DBAs, the Mastercard case and what happens when costs budgets are filed late. Articles by Andy Ellis and Deborah Burke on obtaining default costs certificates, the summary assessment procedure and a further analysis of the Mastercard decision.

Analysing cost issues after top court Mastercard ruling

A case commentary and analysis on group actions in the wake of the decision in Merricks v Mastercard. This article was first published by Law360 on 15 March 2020.