Category: Lal Akhter

It is trite law that, where a party unreasonably refuses to engage with an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) procedure, that party risks being penalised in costs (Halsey v Milton Keynes...

Civil Procedure Rule 44.10 makes clear that, where an order is silent as to costs, no party is entitled to the costs in relation to that order. In Ashok Kapoor v Baltaj Johal [2024] EWHC 551...

An order giving permission to appeal may be made subject to condition. In the recent case of Palladian Partners LP and others v The Republic of Argentina and another [2024] EWCA Civ 139, the...

In the leading case of Halliburton Company v Chubb Bermuda Insurance Ltd [2020] UKSC 48, the Supreme Court provided important clarification on how apparent bias will be assessed by the...

The courts may, pursuant to section 51 of the Senior Courts Act 1981, make a costs order against non-parties to proceedings (NPCO). Whether an order should be made is clearly a matter in the...

Prior to the recent decision of FXF v (1) English Karate Federation Ltd, (2) Ishinryu Karate Association [2023] EWCA Civ 891, there was procedural uncertainty on the issue of whether the...

Is a judge permitted to order costs to be summarily assessed in a different court by a different judge or must a summary assessment be undertaken by the judge making the order for summary...

Part 35 of the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) governs expert evidence in civil proceedings in England and Wales. The part is divided into several sections, each of which addresses specific...