Case Report: Qaiyum v Ocado Ltd (Unreported 20 August 2013)

12 King’s Bench Walk (Chambers of Paul Russell QC) | Personal Injury Law Journal | December 2013/January 2014 #121
Fixed costs; fast track; exceptions ‘This case illustrates that the courts will take a robust approach to illegitimate attempts to escape the restrictions of fixed costs regimes.’ This case provides a salutary indication of the courts’ approach to what is likely to be an increasingly prevalent issue, namely claimants seeking to exit a fixed costs …

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Costs: The other fixed costs regime

QM Legal Costs | Personal Injury Law Journal | April 2012 #104
Paul Jones highlights technical challenges to the MoJ scheme that will face an uphill struggle ‘The court held that, absent an express provision dealing with a failure to comply with para 6.10, there was no automatic exiting of the MoJ portal where there was non-compliance.’ As the debate surrounding reform to the legal costs system …

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