Welcome to our legal costs blog. Here you will find all the latest developments in the field of legal costs with summaries of and key takeaways from all the important cases. We hope you find it interesting and informative.
Speculative Retainer Challenges And Requests For Disclosure
"Absent any real reason for doubting the certification, it will offer sufficient assurance that the indemnity principle has not been ...
![Narayanasamy v Karim & Anor [2020] EWHC B22](https://i0.wp.com/tmcls.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Narayanasamy-v-Karim-Anor-2020-EWHC-B22.jpg?fit=155%2C98&ssl=1)
![MEF v St George's Healthcare NHS Trust [2020] EWHC 1300 (QB)](https://i0.wp.com/tmcls.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/MEF-v-St-Georges-Healthcare-NHS-Trust-2020-EWHC-1300-QB.jpg?fit=155%2C104&ssl=1)
![Rippon Patel And French LLP v Mowlam [2020] EWHC 1079 (QB)](https://i0.wp.com/tmcls.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Rippon-Patel-And-French-LLP-v-Mowlam-2020-EWHC-1079-QB.jpg?fit=155%2C98&ssl=1)
![DSN v Blackpool Football Club Ltd (Rev 1) [2020] EWHC 670 (QB)](https://i0.wp.com/tmcls.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/DSN-v-Blackpool-Football-Club-Ltd-Rev-1-2020-EWHC-670-QB.jpg?fit=155%2C95&ssl=1)
![SWIFT V CARPENTER [2020] EWCA CIV 165](https://i0.wp.com/tmcls.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SWIFT-V-CARPENTER-2020-EWCA-CIV-165.jpg?fit=155%2C102&ssl=1)
![Lejonvarn v Burgess & Anor [2020] EWCA Civ 114](https://i0.wp.com/tmcls.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Lejonvarn-v-Burgess-Anor-2020-EWCA-Civ-114.jpg?fit=115%2C110&ssl=1)
![ANTHONY V COLLINS [2020] EWHC B14 (COSTS)](https://i0.wp.com/tmcls.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ANTHONY-V-COLLINS-2020-EWHC-B14-COSTS.jpg?fit=110%2C110&ssl=1)
![Aldred v Cham [2019] EWCA Civ 1780](https://i0.wp.com/tmcls.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Aldred-v-Cham-2019-EWCA-Civ-1780.jpg?fit=144%2C110&ssl=1)
![RASHID V OIL COMPANIES INTERNATIONAL MARINE FORUM [2019] EWHC 2600 (QB)](https://i0.wp.com/tmcls.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/RASHID-V-OIL-COMPANIES-INTERNATIONAL-MARINE-FORUM-2019-EWHC-2600-QB.jpg?fit=155%2C103&ssl=1)
![GLOBAL ASSETS ADVISORY SERVICES LTD & ANOR V GRANDLANE DEVELOPMENTS LTD & ORS [2019] EWCA CIV 1764](https://i0.wp.com/tmcls.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/GLOBAL-ASSETS-ADVISORY-SERVICES-LTD-ANOR-V-GRANDLANE-DEVELOPMENTS-LTD-ORS-2019-EWCA-CIV-1764.jpg?fit=110%2C110&ssl=1)
![RXK v Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2019] EWHC 2751 (QB)](https://i0.wp.com/tmcls.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/RXK-v-Hampshire-Hospitals-NHS-Foundation-Trust-2019-EWHC-2751-QB.jpg?fit=155%2C87&ssl=1)
![MR v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis [2019] EWHC 1970](https://i0.wp.com/tmcls.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/MR-v-Commissioner-of-Police-for-the-Metropolis-2019-EWHC-1970.jpg?fit=119%2C110&ssl=1)
![Derrick Yirenki v Ministry of Defence [2019] EWHC 1955 (QB)](https://i0.wp.com/tmcls.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Derrick-Yirenki-v-Ministry-of-Defence-2019-EWHC-1955-QB.jpg?fit=155%2C103&ssl=1)
![BLYTH & ANOR V NELSONS SOLICITORS LTD [2019] EWHC 2063 (QB)](https://i0.wp.com/tmcls.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/BLYTH-ANOR-V-NELSONS-SOLICITORS-LTD-2019-EWHC-2063-QB.jpg?fit=110%2C110&ssl=1)
![FULLICK & ORS v THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE FOR THE METROPOLIS [2019] EWHC 1941 (QB)](https://i0.wp.com/tmcls.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/FULLICK-ORS-v-THE-COMMISSIONER-OF-POLICE-FOR-THE-METROPOLIS-2019-EWHC-1941-QB.jpg?fit=155%2C103&ssl=1)
![TIMOKHINA v TIMOKHIN [2019] EWCA CIV 1284](https://i0.wp.com/tmcls.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/TIMOKHINA-v-TIMOKHIN-2019-EWCA-CIV-1284.jpg?fit=147%2C110&ssl=1)
![Fouladi v Darout Ltd & Ors [2019] EWHC 1674 (Ch)](https://i0.wp.com/tmcls.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Fouladi-v-Darout-Ltd-Ors-2019-EWHC-1674-Ch.jpg?fit=110%2C110&ssl=1)
![JLE v Warrington & Halton Hospitals NHS Trust Foundation Trust [2019] EWHC 1582 (QB)](https://i0.wp.com/tmcls.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/JLE-v-Warrington-Halton-Hospitals-NHS-Trust-Foundation-Trust-2019-EWHC-1582-QB.jpg?fit=138%2C110&ssl=1)
![HORNE v PRESCOT (NO.1) LTD [2019] EWHC 1322 (QB)](https://i0.wp.com/tmcls.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/HORNE-v-PRESCOT-NO.1-LTD-2019-EWHC-1322-QB.jpg?fit=110%2C110&ssl=1)
![MXX V UNITED LINCOLNSHIRE NHS TRUST [2018] EWHC B23](https://i0.wp.com/tmcls.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/MXX-V-UNITED-LINCOLNSHIRE-NHS-TRUST-2018-EWHC-B23.jpg?fit=147%2C110&ssl=1)
![Knight & Anor v Knight & Ors (Costs) [2019] EWHC 1545 (Ch)](https://i0.wp.com/tmcls.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Knight-Anor-v-Knight-Ors-Costs-2019-EWHC-1545-Ch-.jpg?fit=155%2C103&ssl=1)
![Seekings & Ors v Moores & Ors [2019] EWHC 1476 (Comm)](https://i0.wp.com/tmcls.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Seekings-Ors-v-Moores-Ors-2019-EWHC-1476-Comm.png?fit=155%2C87&ssl=1)
![HAMMOND V SIG PLC & SUBSIDIARY COMPANIE [2019] EWHC B7 (COSTS)](https://i0.wp.com/tmcls.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/HAMMOND-V-SIG-PLC-SUBSIDIARY-COMPANIE-2019-EWHC-B7-COSTS.jpg?fit=83%2C110&ssl=1)
![XDE v North Middlesex University Hospital Trust [2019] EWHC 1482 (QB)](https://i0.wp.com/tmcls.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/XDE-v-North-Middlesex-University-Hospital-Trust-2019-EWHC-1482-QB.jpg?fit=110%2C110&ssl=1)
![East Sussex Fire And Rescue Service v Austin [2019] EWHC 1455 (QB)](https://i0.wp.com/tmcls.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/East-Sussex-Fire-And-Rescue-Service-v-Austin-2019-EWHC-1455-QB.jpg?fit=155%2C103&ssl=1)
![AINSWORTH v STEWARTS LAW [2019] EWCA Civ 897](https://i0.wp.com/tmcls.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/AINSWORTH-v-STEWARTS-LAW-2019-EWCA-Civ-897.jpg?fit=110%2C110&ssl=1)
![Bates & Ors v Post Office Ltd [2019] EWHC 1373 (QB)](https://i0.wp.com/tmcls.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Bates-Ors-v-Post-Office-Ltd-2019-EWHC-1373-QB.jpg?fit=140%2C110&ssl=1)
![Malmsten v Bohinc [2019] EWHC 1386 (Ch)](https://i0.wp.com/tmcls.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Malmsten-v-Bohinc-2019-EWHC-1386-Ch.jpg?fit=112%2C110&ssl=1)
![HOWARD KENNEDY LLP v SPARTAFIELD LIMITED [2019] EWHC 1218 (Ch)](https://i0.wp.com/tmcls.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/HOWARD-KENNEDY-LLP-v-SPARTAFIELD-LIMITED-2019-EWHC-1218-Ch.jpg?fit=73%2C110&ssl=1)
![Mussell & Anor v Patience & Anor [2019] EWHC 1231 (Ch)](https://i0.wp.com/tmcls.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Mussell-Anor-v-Patience-Anor-2019-EWHC-1231-Ch.jpg?fit=155%2C103&ssl=1)
![INVISTA v BOTES AND OTHERS [2019] EWHC 1086 (Ch)](https://i0.wp.com/tmcls.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/INVISTA-v-BOTES-AND-OTHERS-2019-EWHC-1086-Ch-1.jpg?fit=155%2C103&ssl=1)
![CALONNE CONSTRUCTION LTD v DAWNUS SOUTHERN LTD [2019] EWCA CIV 754](https://i0.wp.com/tmcls.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/CALONNE-CONSTRUCTION-LTD-v-DAWNUS-SOUTHERN-LTD-2019-EWCA-CIV-754.jpg?fit=155%2C87&ssl=1)
![Ferri v Gill [2019] EWHC 952 (QB) (17 April 2019)](https://i0.wp.com/tmcls.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Ferri-v-Gill-2019-EWHC-952-QB-17-April-2019-.jpg?fit=110%2C110&ssl=1)
![Khandanpour v Chambers [2019] EWCA Civ 570](https://i0.wp.com/tmcls.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Khandanpour-v-Chambers-2019-EWCA-Civ-570.jpg?fit=155%2C97&ssl=1)
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