Insights

1 October 2024

Exactly one year after the implementation of the 1 October 2023 Fixed Recoverable Costs (FRC) regime, the 1 October 2024 will see the introduction of the Rules and Practice Directions that set ou...

19 September 2024

In this article Nick discusses whether implementing Fixed Recoverable Costs in housing disrepair claims would impede access to justice. Nick’s article was published in the Solicitors Journal 18th Se...

17 September 2024

Back in the summer the Senior Court Costs Office issued a note for practitioners providing advice on speeding up the process of costs assessments in court of protection matters handled by the SCCO. Th...

17 September 2024

Will it happen and, if so, when? It was thought that fixed recoverable costs (FRCs) in clinical negligence claims with a value of less than £25,000 would be introduced in October 2024. But, with the ...

17 September 2024

Lower Damages Clinical Negligence Fixed Recoverable Costs. So the key question is, will the new Labour Government adopt the much delayed reforms and finally introduce a Fixed Recoverable Costs scheme ...

13 September 2024

Nick discusses a number of costs orders made recently that have led to legal practitioners and commentators asking whether Courts are now more likely to take a harsher stance against parties who file ...

12 September 2024

Adrian Hawley, Client Relationship Manager at Kain Knight, has been appointed as a Trustee of Headway UK, following an election at the AGM on September 12th. Adrian is also the Chair of Headway Hudder...

10 September 2024

Francis discusses the recent decision in P&ID v The Federal Republic of Nigeria and the impact of fluctuating exchange rates on legal costs. Francis’s article was published in Law360, 9 Sept...

12 August 2024

Awaab’s Law achieved royal ascent in July 2023, named out of respect for and to raise awareness of the two-year-old boy who tragically lost his life as a result of the living conditions in his h...

22 July 2024

Commercial Costs Lawyer, Thomas Spanyol completed his epic 161 mile cycling challenge last weekend, raising over £2000 for Motor Neurone Disease. The challenge was inspired by Thomas’s friend Alex,...

15 July 2024

All Change !! Labour’s election campaign and its manifesto revolved around ‘Change.’ Now, having formed the new Government, it’s reasonable to assume that Labour’s political ethos will conti...

15 July 2024

Colin discusses the use of Part 36 offers in the Phone Hacking litigation to settle claims and what the Hugh Grant case says about the fairness of the rule. Colin’s article was published in New ...

8 July 2024

What does the Emile Heskey case mean for costs battles with HMRC?...

21 June 2024

Following a period of sustained growth across their extensive client base in the Clinical Negligence and Court of Protection practice areas, Kain Knight who are the largest team of independent costs l...

20 June 2024

The Kain Knight North & Midlands office, based in Manchester, opened in 2017 and due to its ongoing success, two key team members have been promoted to assist with future growth plans. Nick McDonn...

12 June 2024

Costs Lawyer, Andrew Bennetts joined Kain Knight in 2014, having worked solely in costs law since joining a youth training scheme as a junior law costs draftsperson in 1993.   Andrew started...