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Employment law: what to expect in 2012

12 December 2011 | Michael Delaney

2012 is expected to be a very busy year for employment law, with the Government recently announcing a raft of proposals to reform employment law and changes to the employment tribunal system. I have...

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What happens when a claimant discontinues his claim – who is liable to pay the costs?

5 April 2011 | Steven Mills Comments Off

In 2009, banks were facing a flood of claims pursuant to section 78 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (“the Act”). The Act provides that a creditor under a regulated agreement for running account credit...

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Hacker ordered to pay £20,000

1 December 2010 | Mark Weston

A computer hacker has been ordered to pay £20,000 in fines, costs and compensation after he hacked into a number of student accounts at London University’s School of Oriental and African Studies. He...

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The strength of a staged success fee in a CFA

1 September 2010 | Beth Lovell | 1 comment

The recent decision in Peacock v MGN Ltd [2010] EWHC 90174 (Costs) has highlighted the strength of a staged success fee in a CFA. Background Historically, all forms of contingency fees in litigation...

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Can you recover costs in the small claims court?

2 February 2010 | Steven Mills Comments Off

When a claim is allocated to the small claim usually the successful party is unable to recover the costs. In this case the Judge held that the successful defendant could recover their costs. The...

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Litigation project management – a new way of estimating costs

26 January 2010 | Tim Constable | 3 comments

The Jackson report on Civil Litigation costs has proposed a host of important reforms. One recommendation which seems very likely to be implemented is a new standard form costs estimate for multi-track...

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Lord Justice Jackson’s report on costs in civil litigation

14 January 2010 | Karen Jacobs

Lord Justice Jackson’s report on costs in civil litigation has been published today. His proposals make dramatic reading. The headline proposals are as follows: Conditional fees. These are...

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Latest news and views tagged costs

Employment law: what to expect in 2012

What happens when a claimant discontinues his claim – who is liable to pay the costs?

Hacker ordered to pay £20,000

The strength of a staged success fee in a CFA

Can you recover costs in the small claims court?

Litigation project management – a new way of estimating costs

Lord Justice Jackson’s report on costs in civil litigation

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