Costs Update
The seminar will consider:
- Funding litigation by third parties
- Is it champerty?
- Funder’s liability for the other side’s costs
- CFAs
- Brave new world – consequences of the repeal of the CFA and CCFA regulations 2000: is there a future for technical challenge?
- What is an immaterial breach? Hollins v Russell to be revisited in Garratt v Halton Borough Council
- Bill the rich – should the wealthy enter CFAs? The decision of the House of Lords in Naomi Campbell v Mirror Group Newspapers (No 2)
Jeremy Morgan QC (solicitor 1976, barrister 1989); listed as the leading Costs Silk by Legal 500 2003, 2004 and 2005 “ a head and shoulders above other silks" (2005), 'is very well respected by the judiciary' (2004) and "remains the pre-eminent specialist" (2003); has appeared in many of the leading cases (eg Factortame, Marczynski, Palomo, Wraith); Editor of Butterworths Costs Bulletin; columnist on Costs for Law Society's Gazette; assessor in High Court costs appeals; about 90% of his practice is in Costs.
Benjamin Williams is identified as a leading junior in the Legal 500 2005 for his work on costs. He has particular experience in dealing with new forms of funding arrangement, and has appeared in many of the leading cases concerning CFAs and insurance premiums, including Sarwar v Alam, Hollins v Russell and KU v Liverpool City Council. He also advises solicitors generally on professional conduct and compliance issues as part of his broader commercial practice.
Date: Tuesday 15th November 2005
Date Ends: Thursday 1st January 1970
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