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Fixed costs is not necessarily the end of the world. It depends upon the amount of the fixed costs at each stage of the case. Having a budget to work is good discipline in any events. Those of us who are experienced clin neg practioners will, I suspect, find a way of working within a budget. Further if disbursments are outside of the fixed costs - then dump the grunt work on barristers. Regretfully newly called barristers have a lower hourly charge rate than most paralegals.
In any event, it will be wonderful to get paid quickly at the end of the case because - hey - its fixed costs!!
Also why bother with Costs Budgeting and Precedent H? Surely that will go as well.
As to there being no choice of judges and costs - wrong. Go to mediation and chose your own judge!
Finally, if you do your job well, you can Part 36 the Defendant at an early stage. If they accept then - hey - you get fixed costs. If you turn down the offer and you recover more at trial - then fixed costs don't apply in any event.
Come on boys and girls. Stop with the negative vibes! Look at it as an opportunity! I do.