Fons HF v Corporal Ltd [2013] EWHC 1278 (Ch)

Procedure: The price of everything

Daniel Butler and James Whittaker discuss recent case law on case management ‘If a successful party concludes the litigation within the limits of the approved budget, there will not be a requirement for a later detailed assessment given that costs had already been approved by the court.’ The Jackson reforms promised new robust procedures on …

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Proportionality And Compliance: Will this new matrix control litigation costs?

Natalia Siabkin and Suzanne Farg discuss the impact of the reforms five months after implementation ‘It remains to be seen whether the new rules will reduce the costs of litigation by curbing unnecessary costs or will have the more detrimental effect of preventing litigants from pursuing their claims fully (or at all).’ The new Jackson …

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Jackson Reforms: If at first you don’t succeed

Peter Frost examines the impact on employment lawyers of the latest attempt to make civil litigation cheaper The Jackson reforms make a number of radical changes to the way cases are to be conducted in the High Court and any practitioner who is not au fait with these changes runs a real risk that they …

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Procedure: Sticking to the rules – courts get tough on compliance post-Jackson

Anna Pertoldi and Maura McIntosh look at judicial views on compliance ‘A number of High Court decisions since 1 April have highlighted the increased focus on compliance. This article considers three of the recent judgments.’ The changes brought in on 1 April 2013 to implement the Jackson reforms included two that received comparatively little attention …

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