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Costs law [2024] EWCA Civ 901

Signature Litigation LLP v Ivanishvili

Signature Litigation LLP v Ivanishvili [2024] EWCA Civ 901 (01 August 2024)

The Court of Appeal held that discounted invoices issued under a CFA were not interim statutory bills because they were not final and complete for the work done.

  • Solicitors' bills
  • Conditional fee agreements (cfas)
  • Interim statutory bills
  • Assessment of costs
  • Finality and completeness of invoices
  • Solicitors-bills
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Civil procedure [2024] EWHC 695 (KB)

Various Claimants v Mercedes-Benz Group Ag & Ors

Various Claimants v Mercedes-Benz Group Ag & Ors [2024] EWHC 695 (KB) (25 March 2024)

The High Court refused a Mercedes application to restrict collateral use of disclosed documents and declined, for now, to order disclosure of Pogust Goodhead funding agreements.

  • Disclosure of documents
  • Open justice
  • Confidentiality
  • Security for costs
  • Third-party funding
  • Conditional fee agreements (cfas)
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Civil procedure

Various Claimants v News Group Newspapers Limited

Costs Judge Rowley determined preliminary cost issues in the MTVIL, including hourly rates, counsel success fees, and the staging and recoverability of CFA success fees.

  • Conditional fee agreements (cfas)
  • Success fees
  • Group litigation
  • Costs assessment
  • Recoverability of costs
  • Hourly rates
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Civil procedure [2016] EWHC 855 (Ch)

8 Representative Claimants & Ors v MGN Ltd

8 Representative Claimants & Ors v MGN Ltd [2016] EWHC 855 (Ch) (19 April 2016)

The High Court held that recovery of CFA uplifts and ATE premiums in privacy claims was not incompatible with Article 10, and barred MGN from challenging the uplift in eight decided cases.

  • Conditional fee agreements (cfas)
  • Ate insurance premiums
  • Article 10 echr
  • Costs recovery
  • Estoppel
  • Precedent
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Insurance law

Impact Funding Solutions Ltd v Barrington Support Services Ltd & Anor

The Court of Appeal held that a solicitor’s insurer must indemnify liabilities for loan repayments tied to client disbursements, because they were professional, not trading, liabilities.

  • Professional indemnity insurance
  • Exclusion clauses
  • Solicitors' liabilities
  • Third parties (rights against insurers) act 1930
  • Conditional fee agreements (cfas)
  • After the event (ate) insurance
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Insurance law [2015] EWCA Civ 31

Impact Funding Solutions Ltd v Barrington Support Services Ltd & Anor

Impact Funding Solutions Ltd v Barrington Support Services Ltd & Anor [2015] EWCA Civ 31 (03 February 2015)

The Court of Appeal held that solicitors' liability to repay client disbursement loans was not excluded as a trading debt under the minimum terms.

  • Professional indemnity insurance
  • Exclusion clauses
  • Solicitors' liability
  • Third parties (rights against insurers) act 1930
  • Disbursement funding
  • Conditional fee agreements (cfas)
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Civil procedure

Walker & Ors v Burton & Anor

High Court appeal on costs in a land registration dispute. The court set aside apportionment between CFA and non-CFA clients, upheld recoverability of a success fee, and fixed it at 60%.

  • Apportionment of costs
  • Conditional fee agreements (cfas)
  • Indemnity principle
  • Recoverability of success fees
  • Party and party costs
  • Retainer agreements
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Civil procedure [2011] EWHC 2954 (QB)

Manning & Anor v King's College Hospital NHS Trust

Manning & Anor v King's College Hospital NHS Trust [2011] EWHC 2954 (QB) (10 November 2011)

High Court appeal on CFA notice breaches, relief from sanctions, ATE premium recovery, and the reasonableness of a 100% success fee.

  • Conditional fee agreements (cfas)
  • Relief from sanctions
  • Notice of funding
  • After-the-event (ate) insurance
  • Success fees
  • Detailed assessment of costs
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Civil procedure [2011] EWHC 2954

Manning & Anor v King's College Hospital NHS Trust

Manning & Anor v King's College Hospital NHS Trust [2011] EWHC 2954 (QB) (10 November 2011)

High Court costs appeal on CFAs and sanctions: relief from sanctions was granted, an ATE premium was recoverable, and a 100% success fee was upheld.

  • Conditional fee agreements (cfas)
  • Relief from sanctions
  • After-the-event (ate) insurance
  • Detailed assessment of costs
  • Notice requirements under cpr
  • Success fees
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Civil procedure [2011] EWHC 90206 (Costs)

Motto & Ors v Trafigura Ltd & Anor

Motto & Ors v Trafigura Ltd & Anor [2011] EWHC 90206 (Costs) (29 June 2011)

The Senior Costs Judge held that interest on costs generally runs from judgment, but the court may order a different start date under CPR 40.8.

  • Interest on costs
  • Conditional fee agreements (cfas)
  • Judgments act 1838
  • Civil procedure rules (cpr)
  • Assessment of costs
  • Interest-on-costs
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