Promotion of Ben Chowdhury and Benjamin Wilson to Legal Directors
5 January 2026
We’re delighted to announce that Ben Chowdhury and Benjamin Wilson from our London City team have been promoted to Legal Directors, effective 1 January 2026. This is in recognition of the roles play...
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Promotion of Gary Redfern to Legal Director
5 January 2026
We’re delighted to announce that Gary Redfern from our Manchester office has been promoted to Legal Director, effective 1 January 2026. In this role, Gary will take on expanded leadership responsibi...
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SCCO & Court of Protection Bills Update
4 December 2025
At the recent Costs Law Reports Conference the former Master Haworth of the Senior Courts Costs Office, delivered his update from the SCCO with regards to the dealing with and processing of Court of P...
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Monthly Legal Costs Update – December 2025
2 December 2025
Here, in Kain Knight Costs Lawyers’ regular monthly legal costs update December 2025, we focus on those cases which we believe are likely to have a practical relevance for its members. We welcome fe...
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Costs Case Law Update – November 2025
1 December 2025
Welcome to the Kain Knight Case Law Update for November 2025, written by Colin Campbell. This month’s review features significant rulings on costs across various domains, covering everything fro...
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Mazur: Storm in a Teacup or the Tip of an Iceberg?
20 November 2025
A Practical Guide for Solicitors looking Backwards and Forwards The Facts At first instance before HHJ Simpkiss 5. A London Law firm instructed GBS to recover outstanding fees from Mrs Mazur and Mr St...
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Court of Protection Update from Adrian Hawley
6 November 2025
If you didn’t make it to the last Court of Protection User Group Meeting on 22 October 2025 – here’s a quick summary from Adrian Hawley....
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Awaab’s Law: Phase One Comes into Force
6 November 2025
From 27 October 2025, Phase One of Awaab’s Law officially took effect in England. Named in memory of two-year-old Awaab Ishak, who tragically died in 2020 from prolonged exposure to damp and mould, ...
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Monthly Legal Costs Update – November 2025
4 November 2025
Here, in Kain Knight Costs Lawyers’ regular monthly legal costs update November 2025, we focus on those cases which we believe are likely to have a practical relevance for its members. We welcome fe...
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Costs Case Law Update – October 2025
4 November 2025
Welcome to the Kain Knight Case Law Update for October 2025, written by Colin Campbell. This month’s update features a landmark Supreme Court decision on the currency for an award of costs in Pr...
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Colin Campbell writes for Thomson Reuters | October 2025
23 October 2025
In Colin Campbell‘s latest article, titled ‘Busting the Costs Budget: can an indemnity basis costs order ride to the rescue’ and published on Thomson Reuters, he sets out key conside...
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Monthly Legal Costs Update – October 2025
6 October 2025
Here, in Kain Knight Costs Lawyers’ regular monthly legal costs update October 2025, we focus on those cases which we believe are likely to have a practical relevance for its members. We welcome fee...
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Costs Case Law Update – September 2025
1 October 2025
Welcome to the Kain Knight Case Law Update for September 2025, written by Colin Campbell. This month’s case law update covers significant rulings on indemnity costs and budgets, massive budget r...
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Costs Case Law Update – August 2025
2 September 2025
Welcome to the Kain Knight Case Law Update for August 2025, written by Colin Campbell. This month’s case law update covers a wide variety of legal areas, from the enforceability of Conditional Fee A...
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Monthly Legal Costs Update – September 2025
2 September 2025
Here, in Kain Knight Costs Lawyers’ regular monthly legal costs update September 2025, we focus on those cases which we believe are likely to have a practical relevance for its members. We welcome f...
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Inspection Order Granted in case of Diagnostics.AI Limited v Dentons UK & Middle East LLP [2025] EWHC 2071 (SCCO)
20 August 2025
Senior Associate, Graeme Wilson assists the Claimant, Diagnostics.AI in this significant Solicitor Client ruling. The Senior Courts Costs Office has recently ruled that a client’s right to inspe...
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Colin Campbell writes for Litigation Funding Magazine August 2025
7 August 2025
Colin Campbell‘s latest article titled ‘Lack of Credit’ discusses a new Court of Appeal ruling that has a significant impact on credit hire firms. The decision, handed down in the co...
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Monthly Legal Costs Update – August 2025
6 August 2025
Here, in Kain Knight Costs Lawyers’ regular monthly legal costs update August 2025, we focus on those cases which we believe are likely to have a practical relevance for its members. We welcome feed...
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Costs Case Law Update – July 2025
5 August 2025
Welcome to the Kain Knight Case Law Update for July 2025, written by Colin Campbell. July has seen significant costs-related judgments. The cases discussed cover a range of topics, including the enfor...
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Senior Costs Lawyer, Alistair Merchant assisted Professor Andreas Stephan in his collective proceedings against Amazon Inc
1 August 2025
The Kain Knight team, led by Costs Lawyer, Alistair Merchant was pleased to assist Professor Andreas Stephan in his collective proceedings against Amazon Inc. & Others in the Competition Appeal Tr...
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Monthly Legal Costs Update – July 2025
9 July 2025
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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Solicitors’ Costs – Still Under Attack (…and it shows no signs of stopping!)
8 July 2025
Are your CFAs still open to challenge? There have been a number of legal developments over recent years, both through civil procedure rule updates and case law, that has forced legal practitioners to ...
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Costs Case Law Update – June 2025
7 July 2025
Welcome to the Kain Knight Case Law Update for June 2025, written by Colin Campbell. This month has delivered a series of significant judgments, from crucial decisions on non-party costs orders and de...
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Further Success for Kain Knight in Latest Costs Appeal: Ward v Rai [2025] EWHC 1681 (KB)
3 July 2025
Judgment handed down by Mrs Justice Hill in the costs appeal Ward v Rai [2025] EWHC 1681 (KB) sees further success for Kain Knight. 3 July 2025 saw the handing down of Mrs Justice Hill’s judgment i...
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