Solicitor and own client assessments have been on the rise for some time now. The question of whether informed consent has been provided by the client for the solicitor to charge fees over and above that which had been allowed on an inter-partes basis has recently been considered.
Recovery of Only a Fraction of the Pleaded Damages is Not Sufficient to Depart from this Principle
Decision No.1 - Pallett v MGN Ltd [2021] EWHC 76 (Ch) (19 January 2021)
The long awaited Guideline Hourly Rate (GHR) report has now been published by the working group. The main takeaway from this report are the proposed increased hourly rates, which have been described as a ‘modest’ increase by the working group.
This issue, along with various others, was considered by HHJ Hilder in ACC & Ors [2020] EWCOP 9. The test case related to three applicants who lacked capacity to manage their property and affairs or conduct litigation. None of the deputyship orders...
In PLK & Ors (full judgment here ) Master Whalan has provided guidance as to the appropriate hourly rates to be claimed in Court of Protection matters. The starting point will now be a rate equating to c. 120% of the 2010 guideline rates. Whilst the...
Background All practising litigators will be aware that, in recent months, the landscape with regards to guideline hourly rates has been evolving. The first development of note is the matter of Ohpen Operations UK Ltd v Invesco Fund Managers Ltd [2019]...
On 13 November 2020 Her Honour Judge Clarke handed down judgment in the matter of Waterfield and Ors v Dentality Ltd and Ors CC (Oxford) . The judgment deals with the question of QOCS following an Application hearing on 4 August 2020 wherein 26 potential...
In the matter of BDW Trading Ltd v Lantoom Ltd, Mr Justice Kerr considered whether a substantial increase of disclosures documents should be considered a significant development and if the knock-on effect to other phases should also be considered ...
Global Energy Horizons Corporation v The Winros Partnership [2020] EWHC B27 (Costs) : Master James has found in favour of the Claimant (the client) in a recent solicitor/client Judgment. The Master concluded that three of a City firm’s retainer...
