Tue 22 May
Podcost 2 – Sign Off
Andy thanks Alex Hutton and looks forward to Podcost 3 in June 2007 with Tony Girling (especially now he has learned how to upload the darn things!)
Archive for May, 2007
Tue 22 May
Are Discounted Rate CFAs Enforceable?
CFAs and CCFAs incorporating discounted rates when you lose and success fees when you win are said to represent a good deal for the client and the solicitor.
Alex Hutton and Andy Ellis discuss how success fees might be calculated and what could go wrong if success fees are too high
Tue 22 May
Assigning CCFAs and CFAs – Advice for LLPs
Alex Hutton provides useful advice to LLPs regarding existing CFAs and CCFAs – Novate or Assign? What are the pitfalls?
Tue 22 May
The Gaynor Conundrum
Alex Hutton and Andy Ellis consider the effects of Gaynor, a curious decsision of the Court of Appeal which gives an unexpected escape route for non-compliant CFAs.
Full citation and link to judgment:
GAYNOR V CENTRAL WEST LONDON BUSES LTD (2006)
Tue 22 May
Costs Capping – beyond Knight v Beyond
Alex Hutton discusses the implications of the recent Court of Appeal decision in Willis. Full citatation and link to judgment:
BRENDA WILLIS v NEIL ALICK NICOLSON (BY HIS MOTHER & LITIGATION FRIEND BETTY NICOLSON) (2007)
Tue 22 May
Podcost 2 – Andy Ellis with Alexander Hutton
On 4 May 2007 Andy met with Alex Hutton at Hailsham Chambers to talk about four current costs topics