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How would you feel if you were told “the good news is that you won your case against The Sun but the bad news is that you are now £300,000 out of pocket?”. Well that’s what happened recently to a successful Claimant after she succeeded in her defamation claim against the newspaper.
Both parties were obliged to provide the court with their budget for the litigation. The litigation took many twists and turns and the costs escalated. The Claimant’s solicitors did not update their costs schedule and when it came to assessing costs the costs judge would not depart from the budget, leaving the Claimant substantially out of pocket.
Currently cost budgeting only applies to defamation cases and cases in the Mercantile and Technology and Construction Court but going forward will apply in higher value cases. Cost budgeting is a valuable tool allowing both parties to cost out the commercial worth of litigation. This case shows the importance of getting the maths right!
On 18 May 2022 the government published the Fire Safety Act 2021 factsheet: Information on commencement of sections 1 and 3 of the Fire Safety Act, confirming that sections 1 and 3 of the Fire Safety Act 2021 commenced on 16 May 2022.
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As has been widely reported this week, some 3,000 UK workers are taking part in a six month trial to assess the viability of a four-day working week without any reduction in their normal pay.
From 6 April 2022, right to work checks on all migrant or settled prospective employees must be online and checks on British or Irish nationals will be manual (free) or digital (charged for).
The Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022 was finally passed yesterday (24 March) and comes into force immediately.
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