4 November 2026
Welcome to the Kain Knight Case Law Update for October 2026, written by Colin Campbell. Did you know we send Colin’s Monthly Case Law Updates straight to your inbox? Be one of the first to read:...
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3 November 2026
Nick McDonnell writes in Litigation Finance Insider and Law UK about whether litigation funding arrangements and recoverable costs regimes adequately account for the additional time, resources and exp...
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30 October 2026
Kain Knight is delighted to announce the publication of A Practitioner’s Guide to Vulnerability & Costs: Ensuring Access to Justice in Modern Civil Litigation & Beyond, written by Director ...
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23 October 2026
Matthew Kain asks in the Law Gazette what Solicitors Act reform can learn from how Cayman, Jersey and Dubai resolve legal costs disputes....
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22 October 2026
By Adrian Hawley, Kain Knight The Court of Protection’s latest judgment reinforces a fundamental principle: a professional deputy’s duty is to the Protected Party, not to the commercial interests ...
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14 October 2026
Here, in Kain Knight Costs Lawyers’ regular monthly legal costs update, we focus on those cases which we believe are likely to have a practical relevance for its members. We welcome feedback and if ...
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13 October 2026
Nick McDonnell was interviewed by New Law Journal for its career profile series, reflecting on his route into the legal profession, his career at Kain Knight and his forthcoming book, A Practitio...
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6 October 2026
Updated: 07 October 2026. Matthew Kain comments in the Daily Express on the potential legal costs of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s judicial review against Thames Valley Police. The article examines h...
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6 October 2026
Welcome to the Kain Knight Case Law Update for September 2026, written by Colin Campbell. Did you know we send Colin’s Monthly Case Law Updates straight to your inbox? Be one of the first to rea...
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1 October 2026
Kain Knight has been named as a finalist for Boutique Law Firm of the Year at the British Legal Awards 2026. The category recognises boutique firms demonstrating strength across areas including legal ...
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30 September 2026
Nick McDonnell writes in The Legal Diary about Blake Lively’s claim for more than $8m in legal fees and expenses, her award of just over $400,000, and the approach an English court might have taken....
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28 September 2026
Written by Nick McDonnell, Director and Costs Lawyer, Kain Knight Manchester. The Court of Appeal’s decision in Turner v Coupland Cavendish Ltd [2026] EWCA Civ 1204 has prompted renewed discussion ...
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23 September 2026
Nick McDonnell comments in Law360 on the wider implications of the Court of Appeal’s recent ruling in AXA v Santander, drawing parallels with the litigation funding market. Nick highlights the risks...
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21 September 2026
Written by Nick McDonnell, Director and Costs Lawyer, Kain Knight Manchester. The Court of Appeal reels in Part 18 fishing expeditions that cast the net too wide Kain Knight has secured yet another s...
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15 September 2026
Here, in Kain Knight Costs Lawyers’ regular monthly legal costs update, we focus on those cases which we believe are likely to have a practical relevance for its members. We welcome feedback and if ...
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11 September 2026
Written by Steve Jones, Senior Costs Draftsman The Ministry of Justice’s April to June 2026 figures show a median of 55.9 weeks from issue to Trial for Fast, Intermediate and Multi-Track County Cour...
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8 September 2026
Welcome to the Kain Knight Case Law Update for August 2026, written by Colin Campbell. Did you know we send Colin’s Monthly Case Law Updates straight to your inbox? Be one of the first to read: ...
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3 September 2026
Colin Campbell examines the consequences of Prince Harry and his six co-claimants’ defeat in their privacy action against Associated Newspapers, and whether the prospect of indemnity costs on this s...
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2 September 2026
In the aftermath of the high-profile privacy case against Associated Newspapers, Matthew Kain, Colin Campbell and Nick McDonnell have been invited to share their perspectives on some of the wider impl...
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24 August 2026
The High Court’s decision to order Prince Harry and his co-claimants to make a £9.54m interim payment towards Associated Newspapers’ legal costs generated widespread media interest, with Coli...
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21 August 2026
Written by Nick McDonnell, Director and Costs Lawyer, Kain Knight Manchester. One aspect of Abbott v Ministry of Defence [2026] EWHC 2083 (KB) which particularly caught my attention was Garnham JR...
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20 August 2026
Written by Colin Campbell for the June edition of the Law Society’s Litigation Funding Magazine. “Happy Birthday” is the traditional greeting given to anyone or anything on attaining their h...
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17 August 2026
The Court of Appeal in Ward v Rai restored a costs judge's refusal to strike out a point of dispute served just two clear business days before the assessment, while warning that parties should not ass...
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10 August 2026
Here, in Kain Knight Costs Lawyers’ regular monthly legal costs update, we focus on those cases which we believe are likely to have a practical relevance for its members. We welcome feedback and if ...
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