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17 March 2025

Author: Nick McDonnell, Director & Costs Lawyer The need for adequate cashflow in protracted litigation is now well understood. It matters not if the legal representatives are operating on deferre...

7 March 2025

International Women’s Day has been celebrated for over 100 years, advocating for the progress and empowerment of women. This year, the theme, “Accelerate Action,” emphasises the need for...

6 February 2025

After 5 years in Stansted, the team at Kain Knight have recently moved their head office to new premises set in the grounds of a Grade 2 listed period property known as Tremhall Park. Chief Executive ...

3 February 2025

Author: Ben Chowdhury, Managing Associate and Costs Lawyer at Kain Knight Damages-Based Agreements (“DBAs”) were introduced in 2013 as an alternative funding arrangement for litigation, allowing s...

27 January 2025

On Friday 24th January it was reported that the Judge has capped the legal costs in the High Court dispute between the publisher of the Daily Mail and the alleged phone hacking victims. Colin Campbell...

6 January 2025

With effect from 1 January 2025, Guideline Hourly Rates (“GHR”) have been increased by 3.65% under the Service Producer Price Index (“SPPI”), with the calculation having taken account of data ...

11 December 2024

2024 has been significant in the world of costs law, with the creation of no less than four Working Groups by the Civil Justice Council to work on so-called costs reforms. In this context, it is usefu...

23 October 2024

By Nick McDonnell The Case The Supreme Court today unanimously allowed the appeal of a solicitor’s former client, in Menzies v Oakwood Solicitors Ltd [2024] UKSC 34. The entire judgment concerns the...

23 October 2024

As Costs Lawyers Kain Knight have a vast amount of experience of costs management hearings up and down the country, both in County Courts and the High Court, stretching back over many years to include...

23 October 2024

The story so far. PACCAR (see R (PACCAR Inc and Others) v Competition Appeal Tribunal and Others [2023] Costs LR 1193) The world of the Competition Appeals Tribunal (“CAT”) moves in a way that no ...

23 October 2024

By Benjamin Wilson, Senior Associate. Artificial intelligence (AI) has long been heralded as the game changing tool designed to aid modern life and, in recent times, has gained momentum as becoming th...

23 October 2024

When asked, “How did you end up with a career in costs?” Ben smiles and replies: “Like most Costs Lawyers and Draftspersons, you kind of fall into it. Costs finds you – you don’t...

18 October 2024

Following the final ruling of Master McCloud it has become clear that there will be no day in court for detailed assessments without the parties first having engaged in Alternative Dispute Resolu...