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Slater and Gordon saw off the latest challenge by a costs chaser. But the firm’s plea to halt such claims is likely to fall on deaf ears, especially with the landmark Belsner case on the horizon In the aftermath of its victory against costs chasers checkmylegalfees.com last week, national firm Slater and Gordon asked for what it called these ‘fishing expeditions’ To use a well-worn phrase, they have two hopes: no hope and Bob Hope. Personal injury firms may well have celebrated winning this battle, but the war, it would appear, is far from over. Victory for Slater and Gordon in Raubenheimer last week was straightforward: the claimant, a former client, had sought via a Part 18 request to compel the firm to answer questions about any undisclosed commissions or other financial rewards received from deductions from his compensation. The client had effectively paid £254 from his damages for an ATE premium, but when his insurer went bust, administrators appeared to c ....
Rowley: Defendants failed to act with sufficient promptness A costs judge has upheld a default costs certificate (DCC) on a $3.7m bill after the paying party’s solicitors did not show any sense of urgency in dealing with it. As a result, the London office of US firm King & Spalding (KS) failed to serve draft points of dispute for the hearing to set it aside. National Bank of Kazakhstan & Another v The Bank of New York Mellon & Ors made headlines at the start of the first lockdown last year as the first fully virtual trial in the Commercial Court. In the wake of the ruling, London firm Stewarts for the claimants commenced detailed assessment proceedings on 15 December 2020, for a bill totalling $3.7m. ....
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