Sitapuria v Khan (Liverpool County Court, HHJ Steward QC, 10 December 2007) (Unreported)

CPR 45: Fixed success fees – again

Paul Jones looks at the latest decision of Loizou v Gordon If the substantive claim, that is liability and damages, are agreed between the parties before the final hearing actually commences, this will attract the lower success fee. Fixed costs: the concept seems so simple. At the conclusion of a case, the costs payable are …

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Costs: Concluded at trial

Paul Jones discusses when a 100% success fee applies ‘If a case settled less than 14 days before the date fixed for commencement of the trial, a 50% success fee would apply, but if the trial actually commenced, a 100% success fee would apply.’ Fixed success fees in RTA claims, accidents at work and industrial …

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