RTA Costs after April 2021

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It still looks like the whole world of Road Traffic Accident claims will change at some point in 2021 – April is the plan at the moment. The limit for Small Claims, and therefore recovery of legal costs, in all Personal Injury cases will go up to £2k. Alongside this, the limit for RTA claims…

Senior Costs Judge clarifies important issues!

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A recent judgment from Costs Judge Gordon-Saker covers some interesting areas of costs recovery. Marbrow v Sharpels Garden Services Ltd [2020] EWHC B26 (Costs) raised three particular issues – 1. Are the caps on recoverable under 7.2 of Practice Direction 3E of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998, inclusive of VAT? The PD says – ‘the…