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AWARE 02/01/2019

Costs Aware

Welcome to Keoghs' new Costs Aware. As this is the first edition in our new format, we’ve addressed a broad spectrum of subjects, including the fixed costs regime and an introduction to our legal costs experts based in Liverpool.

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Blogs 29/11/2018

Unreasonable behaviour pulled up by Court

In a refreshing decision in the County Court at Croydon, District Judge Gambril ordered the claimant to pay the defendant’s costs in the sum of £800 due to the claimant’s unreasonable behaviour.

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Client Alerts 07/09/2018

Judgment provides further confirmation of fixed costs in cases over £25,000

Fixed Recoverable Costs apply to a claim that settled for £40,000 before being allocated to track.

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Client Alerts 25/07/2018

Fixed costs apply following late acceptance of a Part 36 offer

A large gap in the rules surrounding the costs consequences when a defendant accepts a claimant’s Part 36 offer out of time has now been plugged with the Court of Appeal’s decision in the cases of Hislop v Perde and Kaur v Ramgharia Board. The decision provides much needed clarity in cases which are subject to the Fixed Recoverable Costs Regime under Section III of CPR 45.

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