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The relationship between budgets and detailed assessment intensifies
A very important decision was made by The Honourable Mrs Justice Carr DBE on 24th February 2017 on the issue of the relationship between a costs […]
CPR amendments coming into force on 6 April 2017
Amendments to the CPR coming into force in April 2017 deal with matters surrounding budgets. The amendments are to Rules 3.15 and 3.18 and are as […]
Business and Property Courts of England and Wales
As from June 2017 specialist civil courts are to be known as the Business and Property Courts of England and Wales.
The new title, will incorporate […]
Proportionality: The Uncertainty Lingers On.
BNM v MGN Appeal
Despite initially being fast tracked and being leapfrogged to the Court of Appeal for an expedited hearing, the appeal has now […]
New format of bill of costs… keep calm and carry on!
Legal costs have never been an exact science and, so far, Aestima has identified the following problems with so called “touch of a button” costing. […]