Orders For Payment: Arguments over the bill

Nicholas Lee discusses the issues surrounding payments on account of costs ‘Where interim costs orders are to be subject to detailed assessment at the conclusion of the proceedings, there seems to be no reason in principle why the court cannot order a payment on account of such costs.’In April 2013 the provisions within the CPR …
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Costs: Credit where credit is due

Paul Jones examines a recent case that illustrates how courts may approach new funding arrangements In the post-Jackson epoch, the litigation funding options will take some time to settle down. Gone will be the ubiquitous Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA) where all the costs (including success fee and ATE premium) were payable by the losing party …
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