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Solicitor Guideline Hourly Rates Should be a Starting Point
Solicitor Guideline Hourly Rates Should be a Starting Point Various Claimants v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2023] EWHC 827 (SCCO) In the recent "phone hacking litigation" case of Various Claimants v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2023] EWHC 827 (SCCO), it...
Court Hearing Fee Dispute in a Fixed Costs Matter
Court Hearing Fee Disputes in a Fixed Costs Matter - Case Study ARC Costs recently assisted in a fixed costs dispute, and successfully obtained payment of a Court fee that was in dispute. Are Court Hearing Fees Recoverable under Fixed Costs? Court fees...
How ARC Costs Assisted in the Recovery of Grenfell Inquiry Costs
How ARC Costs Assisted in the Recovery of Grenfell Inquiry Costs Since 2020, ARC Costs has been assisting in the recovery of legal costs relating to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry for a firm participating on the Inquiry panel. On average, we were...
Fixed Costs RTA Case Study: Exemption under 4.5(3) of the Pre-Action Protocol
Fixed Costs RTA Case Study: Exemption under 4.5(3) of the Pre-Action Protocol Case Study: Fixed Costs (RTA) Exemption Under 4.5 (3) of the Pre-Action Protocol for Low Value Personal Injury Claims in Road Traffic Accidents ARC Costs were recently...
Unpaid Payment on Account of Costs Leads to Sanctions
Unpaid Payment on Account of Costs Leads to Sanctions (1) Fitzroy Street Capital Inc (2) BMB Avenue Road Limited v (1) Lee Antony Manning (2) Matthew David Smith (3) Barclays Bank Plc In the recent case of (1) Fitzroy Street Capital Inc (2) BMB Avenue...
CPR 45.29J Case Study: Claiming Exceptional Costs in a Fixed Costs Matter
CPR 45.29J Case Study: Claiming Exceptional Costs in a Fixed Costs Matter What is Covered by CPR 45.29J? It has been established that, in the majority of cases that are submitted to the MOJ claims portal, fixed costs should apply under CPR 45 irrespective of...