Draft Rules for the FRC Extension have now been published
The Civil Procedure Rule Committee has now published drafts of the amended Civil Procedure Rules to implement the extension of...
Housing Disrepair claims insulated for another two years
Despite the suggestion in 2022 that housing cases may be part of the extension to fixed recoverable costs (FRC) regime,...
The Devil is in the detail…
The claimant found himself limited to fixed costs due to his solicitor’s failure to spot the devil in the detail...
Hot off the press from the CJC’s “sweatbox”
140 people converged on a poorly air-conditioned room (affectionately referred to as a “sweatbox” by one leading High Court Judge),...
CJC publishes consultation on key aspects of the Jackson reforms
Hot on the heels of the recent consultation on QOCS and vulnerable parties the CJC has published its own consultation...
Government’s proposed CPR changes to QOCS will overrule Ho v Adelekun
On 9 May 2022, the Government launched a consultation on proposed changes to the Qualified One-Way Costs Shifting (QOCS) rules...
Fixed costs extension
As confirmed last week the Government plans to resurrect Sir Rupert Jackson’s proposals from 2017 to extend the fixed recoverable costs (FRC) regime. This is a welcome step toward controlling...
