Features – Page 5
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FeatureWhy mid-tier firms must take the long view on costs
How making business changes with client interests at the forefront can deliver long-term gains.
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FeatureMitchell: may we relieve ourselves now?
The Court of Appeal’s updated guidance on non-compliance seeks to restore sanity. But only time will tell if it does.
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FeatureMitchell: conjoined appeals
An in-depth analysis of the Court of Appeal’s revised guidance on relief from sanction.
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FeatureThe retreat from Mitchell
Last week’s compliance guidance offers a more nuanced approach to penalty enforcement. Triviality has gone.
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FeatureFeatured broadcast: Mitchell sanctions damaging to litigation – Society
The Law Society calls for clear guidance on costs sanctions and a re-emphasis of parts of the Mitchell judgment. Featuring a broadcast of proceedings, courtesy of Sky News.
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FeatureChartwell – relief from sanctions
A judgment deriving from an exception to the general rule on efficiency and proportionality.
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FeatureThe death of ambush litigation
Some solicitors do not properly appreciate the importance of getting their costs statements in on time in the tough new compliance environment.
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FeatureCivil procedure: relief from sanctions
An overview and guidance for solicitors currently dealing with the changes post-Mitchell.
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FeatureSentencing and professional conduct
A run through LASPO changes to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
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FeatureProportionality and legal costs
A number of obstacles arise when attempting to assess if costs in civil litigation are proportionate.
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FeatureCosts: knowing your client
If solicitors fail to carry out adequate due diligence on clients, costs could be wasted in many ways.
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FeatureCivil procedure – out of excuses
The message is clear: court orders, rules and practice directions must be strictly complied with.
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FeatureCounting the costs of Mitchell
We consider whether the Mitchell costs decision is so draconian that it will drive practitioners out of civil litigation.
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FeatureBalance needed in costs protection
The key issue is striking the right balance between the laudable aim of ensuring access to justice for all, and the undesirable effect of encouraging vexatious claimants and overburdening our smaller publications.
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FeatureVariation of budgets – part 1
Christopher Lethem considers an important aspect of the post-Jackson regime.
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FeatureCosts and litigants in person
Ian Besford outlines the rules and case law on costs for a growing proportion of litigants.