Court can reject Claimant's poor expert report, even in absence of expert evidence from Defendant
More...Solicitor acting on CFA is owed no duty of honesty or good faith by its client
More...Costs awarded against expert after poor evidence at trial
More...A CFA success fee was a debt for the purposes of a matrimonial maintenance order
More...Failure by solicitor to pay ATE insurers, medical agencies and counsel was dishonest.
More...ATE premium is an expense which can be deducted from child’s damages.
More...Defendant’s refusal to concede that deceased’s will did not make reasonable financial provision for the Claimant meant costs should be reduced by 20%.
More...No fiduciary duty to client when negotiating the retainer - solicitors could deduct their success fee from recoverable costs.
More...A client initiating a costs assessment is not entitled to information about an ATE policy without some evidence of wrongdoing
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