This directory highlights the reported case law that the Kain Knight team have been involved in. You can search by case name, citation, court, or category to find judgments of interest, and view a PDF copy of each judgment by clicking on the case citation.
| Case Name | Citation | Court | Category | Date | Summary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reeves v Frain (Aka Reeves) & Anor | [2025] EWHC 2311 (KB) | High Court (King’s Bench Division) | Costs of Administering an Estate | 10 September 2025 | ||
| Diagnostics.AI Limited v Dentons UK & Middle East LLP | [2025] EWHC 2071 (SCCO) | High Court (Senior Courts Costs Office) | Costs Budgeting | 04 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 inspect solicitor files relating to billed work subject to a Solicitor Act Assessment continues even after the points of dispute have been served. | |
| Ward v Rai | [2025] EWHC 1681 (KB) | High Court (King’s Bench Division) | Points of Dispute | 03 July 2025 | Nick McDonnell (Director and Costs Lawyer) and Sianette Boydon (Solicitor) both of Kain Knight together with Tom Mason of Hailsham Chambers acted for Ralli Solicitors, the successful Claimant/Appellant. The judgment reiterates the importance of compliant points of dispute and when late amendments to points of dispute are ‘too late.’ | |
| Turner v Coupland Cavendish Ltd | [2025] EWHC 1605 (KB) | High Court (King’s Bench Division) | Proportionality | 26 June 2025 | ||
| Perrett v Wolferstans LLP | [2025] EWHC 68 (SCCO) | High Court (Senior Courts Costs Office) | Solicitors Act | 17 January 2025 | ||
| St. James v Wilkin Chapman LLP | [2024] EWHC 1716 (KB) | High Court (Senior Courts Costs Office) | Solicitors Act | 04 July 2024 | ||
| Brealey v Shepherd & Co Solicitors | [2024] EWCA Civ 303 | Court of Appeal (Civil Division) | Costs of Administering an Estate | 26 March 2024 | ||
| Tan v Idlbi & Anor | [2023] EWHC 2840 (KB) | High Court (King’s Bench Division) | Relief from Sanctions | 13 November 2023 | ||
| O’Sullivan v Holmes and Hills LLP | [2023] EWHC 508 (KB) | High Court (King’s Bench Division) | Solicitors Act | 10 March 2023 | ||
| Brown v JMW Solicitors LLP | [2022] EWHC 2848 (SCCO) | High Court (Senior Courts Cost Office) | Solicitors Act | 10 November 2022 | ||
| Belsner v CAM Legal Services Ltd | [2022] EWCA Civ 1387 | Court of Appeal (Civil Division) | Solicitors Act | 27 October 2022 | ||
| Sweeney v Wise Solicitors Ltd | [2022] EWHC 2314 (SCCO) | High Court (Senior Courts Costs Office) | Solicitors Act | 07 June 2022 | ||
| Kelly v Ralli Ltd | [2022] EWHC B5 (Costs) | High Court (Senior Courts Costs Office) | Solicitors Act | 07 February 2022 | ||
| West v Stockport NHS Foundation Trust | [2019] EWCA Civ 1220 | Court of Appeal (Civil Division) | ATE Insurance and Proportionality | 17 July 2019 | ||
| Khaira & Ors v Shergill & Ors | [2017] EWCA Civ 1687 | Court of Appeal (Civil Division) | Forthwith Rule | 27 October 2017 |
