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Carver v BAA Plc [2008] EWCA Civ 412, [2008] All ER (D) 295 (Apr)

SUCCESS FEES,
DEFINITION OF BASE CHARGES,
DISPROPORTIONATE ACCRUAL OF COSTS

The costs team at Kings Chambers explains how privileged material is dealt with during detailed assessments

In the first of two articles, the costs team at Kings Chambers explains how privileged material can be disclosed in costs litigation

WHO BEARS THE COSTS OF THE COSTS WAR?

Ordinary claims, Defamation claims, Group litigation, Public interest challenges

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Weightmans—Emma Eccles & Mark Woodall

Weightmans—Emma Eccles & Mark Woodall

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NEWS
Limited liability partnerships (LLPs) are reportedly in the firing line in Chancellor Rachel Reeves upcoming Autumn budget
The landmark Supreme Court’s decision in Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd—along with Rukhadze v Recovery Partners—redefine fiduciary duties in commercial fraud. Writing in NLJ this week, Mary Young of Kingsley Napley analyses the implications of the rulings
Barristers Ben Keith of 5 St Andrew’s Hill and Rhys Davies of Temple Garden Chambers use the arrest of Simon Leviev—the so-called Tinder Swindler—to explore the realities of Interpol red notices, in this week's NLJ
Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys [2025] has upended assumptions about who may conduct litigation, warn Kevin Latham and Fraser Barnstaple of Kings Chambers in this week's NLJ. But is it as catastrophic as first feared?
Lord Sales has been appointed to become the Deputy President of the Supreme Court after Lord Hodge retires at the end of the year
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