http://costslawreports.co.ukCosts Law Reports provide the only dedicated, authoritative source of costs cases, both civil and criminal, available both in print and online.Bills delivered under the Solicitors Act 1974: whether the bills were interim on account or statutory and whether there had been payment under s 70(4).https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Mehta_v_Howard_Kennedy_LLP_2026_Costs_LR_899_5629https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Mehta_v_Howard_Kennedy_LLP_2026_Costs_LR_899_5629Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:42:18 +0000Fixed or assessed costs: whether fixed costs or costs to be assessed if not agreed applied upon acceptance of a Part 36 offer, having regard to CPR 26.9(10)(e).https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/The_Executors_of_the_Estate_of_Kenneth_Collins_v_The_Chief_Constable_of_Thames_Valley_Police_2026_Costs_LR_883_5628https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/The_Executors_of_the_Estate_of_Kenneth_Collins_v_The_Chief_Constable_of_Thames_Valley_Police_2026_Costs_LR_883_5628Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:04:29 +0000Part 36: whether an offer to accept the value of the full claim discounted by 9% was a genuine offer.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Timokhin_v_Timokhina_2026_Costs_LR_915_5627https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Timokhin_v_Timokhina_2026_Costs_LR_915_5627Sun, 26 Jul 2026 16:26:54 +0000Access to Justice Foundation: factors to apply in deciding whether to order a payment to be made to the Foundation where counsel had provided his services free of charge.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/McGann_v_Eldonian_Community_Trust_Ltd_2026_Costs_LR_843_5626https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/McGann_v_Eldonian_Community_Trust_Ltd_2026_Costs_LR_843_5626Sun, 26 Jul 2026 16:26:38 +0000Application to vary 2022 “costs in the case” orders following Court of Appeal ruling; whether appellate correction altered balance of success; refusal to revisit interlocutory costs; limited indemnity costs for improper allegations.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Invest_Bank_PSC_v_El_Husseini_and_Others_2026_Costs_LR_827_5625https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Invest_Bank_PSC_v_El_Husseini_and_Others_2026_Costs_LR_827_5625Sun, 26 Jul 2026 16:01:03 +0000Costs of action: where the successful party had claimed indemnity basis costs, a factor to take into account was its failure to entertain the possibility of attempting alternative dispute resolution.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Rodoy_v_Optical_Express_Ltd_2026_Costs_LR_879_5624https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Rodoy_v_Optical_Express_Ltd_2026_Costs_LR_879_5624Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:05:57 +0000Consequential costs orders: appropriate order on an application for summary judgment where the defendant had been the successful party but that success had not been complete.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Friend_v_Friend_Media_Technology_Systems_Ltd_2026_Costs_LR_817_5623https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Friend_v_Friend_Media_Technology_Systems_Ltd_2026_Costs_LR_817_5623Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:05:56 +0000Costs on interlocutory applications under CPR Part 25 and CPR Part 31: whether, on a summary assessment, costs of supervision should be recoverable.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Lloyds_Developments_Ltd_v_Accor_Hotel_Services_UK_Ltd_2026_Costs_LR_809_5622https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Lloyds_Developments_Ltd_v_Accor_Hotel_Services_UK_Ltd_2026_Costs_LR_809_5622Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:05:54 +0000Costs of action: factors to deploy when making a costs order on the indemnity basis made against the claimants’ solicitors following the striking out of the action.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Cardoso_and_Others_v_Salic_UK_Ltd_2026_Costs_LR_803_5621https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Cardoso_and_Others_v_Salic_UK_Ltd_2026_Costs_LR_803_5621Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:05:52 +0000Contentious business agreements: factors to apply in deciding whether a solicitor's retainer was a contentious business agreement in which case an action to recover unpaid fees was an abuse of the court's process.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Broadfield_Law_UK_LLP_Formerly_BDB_Pitmans_LLP_v_Barnes_2026_Costs_LR_781_5620https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Broadfield_Law_UK_LLP_Formerly_BDB_Pitmans_LLP_v_Barnes_2026_Costs_LR_781_5620Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:58:00 +0000Non-party costs orders: factors to apply in deciding whether it was appropriate to make non-party costs orders where the respondents to the litigation were the funders and persons who were substantially to benefit.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Thomas_Barnes_Sons_plc_in_Administration_v_Blackburn_With_Darwen_Borough_Council_2026_Costs_LR_765_5619https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Thomas_Barnes_Sons_plc_in_Administration_v_Blackburn_With_Darwen_Borough_Council_2026_Costs_LR_765_5619Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:45:25 +0000Costs of interim injunctions: whether costs reserved on interim applications should follow the ultimate outcome of the proceedings: that the unsuccessful party should pay the successful party's costs under CPR 44.2(2).https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/AstraZeneca_AB_and_Another_v_Glenmark_Pharmaceuticals_Europe_Ltd_and_Others_2026_Costs_LR_695_5618https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/AstraZeneca_AB_and_Another_v_Glenmark_Pharmaceuticals_Europe_Ltd_and_Others_2026_Costs_LR_695_5618Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:58:25 +0000Assessment under s 194 of the Legal Services Act 2007; London rates where solicitors allocated by charity; reduction of excessive rates and hours; broad brush approach; payment to Access to Justice Foundation.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/EJW_Builders_Ltd_and_Another_v_Marshall_and_Others_2026_Costs_LR_653_5617https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/EJW_Builders_Ltd_and_Another_v_Marshall_and_Others_2026_Costs_LR_653_5617Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:48:01 +0000Security for costs and summary judgment of solicitor and own client costs: amount of security to be ordered where the Part 20 claimant would be unable to pay the costs if unsuccessful, and whether undisputed invoices should be subject to a common law assessment.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Baker_Botts_UK_LLP_v_Carbon_Holdings_Ltd_and_Others_2026_Costs_LR_519_5616https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Baker_Botts_UK_LLP_v_Carbon_Holdings_Ltd_and_Others_2026_Costs_LR_519_5616Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:21:38 +0000Interlocutory costs: whether the court below had been wrong in not having followed the general rule that costs follow the event.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Cook_v_Skeggs_2026_Costs_LR_491_5615https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Cook_v_Skeggs_2026_Costs_LR_491_5615Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:32:22 +0000Costs of action on the indemnity basis: factors to consider when ordering indemnity basis costs including whether it was appropriate to “salami slice” the order for costs and whether proportionality was a relevant factor.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/The_New_Lottery_Company_Ltd_and_Another_v_The_Gambling_Commission_and_Others_2026_Costs_LR_481_5614https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/The_New_Lottery_Company_Ltd_and_Another_v_The_Gambling_Commission_and_Others_2026_Costs_LR_481_5614Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:32:09 +0000Detailed assessment proceedings: whether omitting to sign the mandatory certifications on the bill of costs rendered the bill invalid and the proceedings a nullity.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Duffy_v_Birmingham_City_Council_2026_Costs_LR_467_5613https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Duffy_v_Birmingham_City_Council_2026_Costs_LR_467_5613Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:53:30 +0000Non-party costs orders: whether detailed assessment proceedings should proceed in tandem with applications for non-party costs orders.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/The_Federal_Republic_of_Nigeria_v_VR_Global_Partners_LP_and_Others_2026_Costs_LR_425_5612https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/The_Federal_Republic_of_Nigeria_v_VR_Global_Partners_LP_and_Others_2026_Costs_LR_425_5612Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:09:33 +0000Consequentials: factors to apply in deciding the liability costs following a split trial and level of payment on account in very complex litigation.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Município_De_Mariana_and_Others_v_BHP_Group_UK_Ltd_and_Others_2026_Costs_LR_443_5611https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Município_De_Mariana_and_Others_v_BHP_Group_UK_Ltd_and_Others_2026_Costs_LR_443_5611Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:07:55 +0000Consequentials in the Court of Appeal: whether the SRA should pay the costs in the Court of Appeal and below where it had the benefit of a determination of the SDT and challenged it on appeal.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Dentons_UK_and_Middle_East_LLP_v_Solicitors_Regulation_Authority_Ltd_2026_Costs_LR_459_5610https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Dentons_UK_and_Middle_East_LLP_v_Solicitors_Regulation_Authority_Ltd_2026_Costs_LR_459_5610Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:37:43 +0000Costs of amendments: proportionate costs to allow where an application to strike out parts of the reply had been pursued aggressively.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Limbu_and_23_Others_v_Dyson_Technology_Ltd_and_Others_2026_Costs_LR_415_5609https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Limbu_and_23_Others_v_Dyson_Technology_Ltd_and_Others_2026_Costs_LR_415_5609Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:58:49 +0000Fixed costs: where a Part 36 offer had been made before allocation of a case to a track and accepted after allocation to the multi-track, whether costs were payable on the standard basis up to the date of expiry of the offer, or fixed costs were payable under CPR Part 45.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Attersley_v_UK_Insurance_Ltd_2026_Costs_LR_395_5608https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Attersley_v_UK_Insurance_Ltd_2026_Costs_LR_395_5608Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:15:55 +0000Conduct of litigation: whether an unauthorised person could perform tasks which were within the scope of the conduct of litigation within s 12(1) of the Legal Services Act 2007 under supervision by an authorised person.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Mazur_and_Others_v_Charles_Russell_Speechlys_LLP_and_Others_2026_Costs_LR_309_5607https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Mazur_and_Others_v_Charles_Russell_Speechlys_LLP_and_Others_2026_Costs_LR_309_5607Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:44:55 +0000Costs of interested parties: factors to apply in deciding whether an intervenor in proceedings for an injunction involving a tripartite contract should be entitled to costs and to a summary assessment.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/CR_Construction_UK_Ltd_v_Barclays_Bank_plc_and_Another_2026_Costs_LR_383_5606https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/CR_Construction_UK_Ltd_v_Barclays_Bank_plc_and_Another_2026_Costs_LR_383_5606Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:41:08 +0000Security for costs: appropriate order where an application for security had been issued under CPR Part 25 but compromised before the hearing date.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Harrington_Charles_Trading_Company_Ltd_in_Liquidation_and_Others_v_Mehta_and_Others_2026_Costs_LR_371_5605https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Harrington_Charles_Trading_Company_Ltd_in_Liquidation_and_Others_v_Mehta_and_Others_2026_Costs_LR_371_5605Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:41:02 +0000Costs budgeting: whether there should be a departure from the usual order in costs management hearings that the costs should be in the case.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Various_Claimants_v_Mercedes_Benz_Group_AG_and_Others_2026_Costs_LR_301_5604https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Various_Claimants_v_Mercedes_Benz_Group_AG_and_Others_2026_Costs_LR_301_5604Tue, 12 May 2026 15:43:16 +0000Security for costs: appropriate figure to order under CPR Part 25 where the underlying arbitration was reasonably straightforward and did not require the most expensive solicitors on the market to conduct it.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Limited_Liability_Company_Air_Company_Air_Manas_v_GTLK_Middle_East_SPV_Three_Ltd_2026_Costs_LR_293_5603https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Limited_Liability_Company_Air_Company_Air_Manas_v_GTLK_Middle_East_SPV_Three_Ltd_2026_Costs_LR_293_5603Mon, 11 May 2026 21:55:30 +0000Costs budgeting: factors to apply in deciding whether there had been significant developments in the litigation justifying variations under CPR 3.18(A).https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Newmark_Company_Real_Estate_Inc_and_Another_v_Newmark_Property_Consultants_Ltd_and_Another_2026_Costs_LR_281_5602https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Newmark_Company_Real_Estate_Inc_and_Another_v_Newmark_Property_Consultants_Ltd_and_Another_2026_Costs_LR_281_5602Mon, 11 May 2026 21:55:16 +0000Part 36: whether the costs order should be adjusted where the claim had not been solely about money and the claimants had not succeeded on all the claims.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Cooper_and_Others_v_Ludgate_House_Ltd_2026_Costs_LR_263_5601https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Cooper_and_Others_v_Ludgate_House_Ltd_2026_Costs_LR_263_5601Sun, 10 May 2026 11:41:18 +0000Costs budgets: whether relief from sanction should be given where one defendant had failed to file and serve a costs budget within the time allowed under CPR 3.13.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/National_House_Building_Council_v_Hodson_Developments_Ltd_and_Others_2026_Costs_LR_253_5600https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/National_House_Building_Council_v_Hodson_Developments_Ltd_and_Others_2026_Costs_LR_253_5600Tue, 05 May 2026 14:27:45 +0000Costs of interested parties: issues to take into account when deciding whether these should be reserved to the trial judge.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Cubic_Transportation_Systems_Ltd_v_Transport_for_London_and_Others_2026_Costs_LR_245_5599https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Cubic_Transportation_Systems_Ltd_v_Transport_for_London_and_Others_2026_Costs_LR_245_5599Tue, 05 May 2026 14:27:38 +0000Costs following applications for funding information: adequacy of ATE insurance; costs following the event; apportionment by reference to relative success.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Pan_NOx_Emissions_Group_Litigation_Funding_Information_and_Disclosure_Hearing_21_November_2025_2026_Costs_LR_239_5598https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Pan_NOx_Emissions_Group_Litigation_Funding_Information_and_Disclosure_Hearing_21_November_2025_2026_Costs_LR_239_5598Tue, 05 May 2026 14:27:28 +0000