COSTS BUDGETING AND MANAGEMENT

Welcome to our costs budgeting and costs management section

Here you will find an outline of the rules and practice directions governing costs management, a summary of how we can help you to comply, up to the minute case law on the topic, relevant links and downloads and details of our bespoke budget planner.

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Rules-and-Practice-Directions

Costs Budgeting – What You Need To Know

Almost all Multi Track cases issued since April 2013 are now subject to costs management, which means costs budgeting. See our “at a glance” guide to what you need to know.

RELATED CASE LAW

MXX V UNITED LINCOLNSHIRE NHS TRUST [2018] EWHC B23

23rd June 2019/by Toby Moreton

Costs budgeting and hourly rates: another case of miscertification

Seekings & Ors v Moores & Ors [2019] EWHC 1476 (Comm)

16th June 2019/by Toby Moreton

Defendant fails to demonstrate significant developments under PD3E s7.6 to secure budget increase

costs budgeting and hourly rates

23rd January 2019/by Toby Moreton

Costs budgeting, hourly rates and appropriate use of partner time

late filing of a costs budget

8th December 2018/by Toby Moreton

No Excuses: Relief from sanctions refused following late filing of a costs budget

MR KIERAN VERTANNES -v- UNITED LINCOLNISHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

5th December 2018/by Toby Moreton

Claimant directed to redraw £950k bill of costs in phases in compliance with CPR 47 PD 5.8(8)

27th November 2018/by Toby Moreton

QB Master wrong to approve specific number of hours in a costs budget subject to hourly rates

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