Solicitor’s costs – Conditional fee agreement (CFA) – Consideration – Enforcibility – Whether agreement providing for retrospective success fee valid – Whether retrospective fee invalidating CFA – Appeal dismissed
Leasehold valuation tribunal (LVT) – Procedure – Applications for costs – Applications against appellant landlords withdrawn – Appellants applying for costs against respondents – LVT indicating cases suitable for determination…
Costs – Conditional fee agreement
Leasehold valuation tribunal – Costs
Costs – Wasted costs order – Adjournment – Appellant firm of solicitors acting for party in seeking to set aside warrant for possession – Counsel asking to see request for…
Costs, Wasted costs order
Building contract – Dispute – Court ruling defendant subcontractor liable to claimant main contractor in damages for repudiatory breach of contract – Defendant conceding claimant entitled to some overall payment…
Costs Settlement of action Indemnity costs Termination of lease Claim for terminal dilapidations Claim settled for fraction of original sum Whether either party tenant…
Lease – Termination – Dilapidations – Settlement of action – Claimant seeking damages for terminal dilapidations – Claim reduced to fraction of original sum – Judge exercising discretion in respect…
Costs – Assessment
Funding arrangements – Additional liability – Conditional fee agreement – Respondent failing to give adequate notice of additional funding – Costs judge granting relief from sanction – Whether costs judge…
Costs – CPR 36.14(1) – Appellant failing to accept payment-in by respondent in settlement of personal injury claim – Amount of claim subsequently increased – Judgment at trial for £51…