Virtual Roundtable with Alicia Tew
In this latest costs chat with friends we were pleased to welcome Alicia Tew from Hailsham Chambers.
We covered the first instance decision of Costs Judge Leonard in Reed v Woodward, which provides a salutary reminder about the pitfalls for lawyers who act in person on assessments, as well as a tricky point about dividing costs where acting for two parties when only one can recover.
We then took a deeper dive into Deutsche Bank v Sebastian Holdings and Vik – a case which broke records for the length of the assessment and raised issues around evidencing the work carried out in very heavy cases. Is there a better way than 'forensic archaeology'?
Thirdly, Alicia took us through new QOCS rules regarding set-off that come into force on 6 April 2023.
