QOCS for Scotland on the horizon The imminent introduction of costs shifting – or QOCS (as it has been labelled) in Scotland – for personal injury and clinical negligence cases provides a good opportunity for Scottish lawyers to explore the prospects of arranging ATE legal expenses insurance for their clients at an affordable price. The […]

The Court of Appeal in West v Stockport NHS Foundation Trust and Demouilpied v Stockport NHS Foundation Trust yesterday handed down a defining judgement on the application of the new reasonableness and proportionality rules. This follows the 2015 decision in Nokes –v- Heart of England Foundation NHS Trust [2015] EWHC B6 (Costs) where Master Leonard […]

In switching a clinical negligence case from legal aid to CFA, the costs judgment in EPX v Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Trust [2019] was an unhelpful decision for ATE insurance premium recovery. It is another win for the paying party – as the claimant lost the appeal against the Master’s initial ruling. The High […]

Having Trouble With an ATE Insurance Premium Recovery in Cases Involving Minors? In a recent judgment A High Court judge has said there is no general rule preventing costs being awarded against children. the ruling ought to strengthen the need for ATE insurance in minor cases is still very much needed and for ATE insurance […]

The Leeds Royal Armouries Museum was the setting for this year’s AvMA conference and is one of three museums across the UK looking after one of the most important national collections of arms and armour in the world. It was a fitting setting for the event, with all of the respective exhibitors ‘ready for battle’ against […]

It was only a few short weeks ago that I was attending the BIBA conference in Manchester and so much has happened since. The UK did not leave the EU, our Prime Minister is standing down, there were the European elections and the rise of the Brexit party. Plus a Conservative party leadership race, with Boris […]