Robin Dunne

The updated and expanded second edition of my Practical Guide to Solicitor and Client Costs is now out to buy (at the very reasonable price of £29.99).lawbriefpublishing.com/product/solici… The perfect Halloween, birthday or Christmas present!

Noticed a vacancy for the senior costs judge on the Jac website. The new SCJ will be my third since I started which sadly reflects my age. My first ever assessment was before the present one (before he was SCJ) in Clifford's inn on a bill of £4k...big shoes to fill

@CharlotteLWilk Glamorous life at the bar 😭it's not like this on tv...

Felt that my leg was wet and noticed that my TUNA SALAD had leaked all over my suit and I'm meant to be at the theatre tonight with people I don't know too well. Also three hours behind schedule on my work now (3/3) 🥲

Today's court adventure - a triptych of failures. Train at Dartford stuck on line because of a trespasser walking on the track... decided to get off train and wait an hour (1/3)

@CharlotteLWilk Superb use of puns Charlotte. You would have made a fantastic tabloid headline writer (although Hugh wouldn't like that...)

Costs, Actually. My latest article on costs, with very tenuous references to Hugh Grant films #CPRPart36 #CivilProcedureRules #CivilLitigation #Costs

@kerry_underwood @paulistapark Supreme court are unlikely to hear it in my view. They rarely muddy their hands with costs, so it will likely stand (until the act is reformed which might happen by 2074 if we're lucky!)

@paulistapark Can now apply direct to Supreme Court for Permission to Appeal.

Court of Appeal has this morning refused Permission to Appeal to Supreme Court in Menzies v Oakwood - so payment of a bill for Solicitors Act purposes made when costs deducted from damages if pre-authorized in the retainer.

@dieworkwear His jacket sleeves are too long I think. You need to see an inch of cuff which is not visible on most of these pictures.

King of Spain at the final day of Wimbledon. This looks great. Very rare to see this level of tailoring nowadays, even on the wealthy. So let's talk about some of the reasons why it's great. 🧵

@CharlotteLWilk @BrieWhatC @BagotBriefs Congratulations!

Pleased to share that I have been awarded a Pegasus Scholarship to undertake a placement in Reproductive Justice; I will be in NY from mid-Sept & DC. Grateful to Inner Temple, and my Heads of Chambers (@BrieWhatC @BagotBriefs) for supporting my app. Super excited for Autumn/Fall

...who serves replies late can't be in a worse position than those who do not serve them at all). Had the PP specifically asked for replies or set out key issues where they needed clarification I suspect the situation might have been different.

Recently the senior costs judge (ex tempore decision) considered whether serving very late replies was a factor to take into account under 36.17(5)(c)and (d).He concluded it was not relevant, due to the voluntary nature of replies (& accepted that it can't be right that a party..

@JohnCAHilton @Mark_Friston 😂

@Robin_Dunne @Mark_Friston I think you win, Robin! That poor tome… 😂

@BarbaraRich_law Also, all lawyers know that judges (even the court of appeal!) Can get things wrong-i have no idea whether that's true here or not- but the public seem very quick to jump to the conclusion that there is some conspiracy work when no evidence exists.

This is the application for permission to appeal to the UK Supreme Court. Note the estimated figure for trial liability of under £600,000 and the emphasis on the application being made on the grounds of Convention rights, not the application of English costs law rules by the CoA

The Court of Appeal has ruled on costs in Banks v Cadwalladr: Cadwalladr to pay her own costs and 60% of Banks’s. Will money raised by crowdfunding be sufficient to meet that liability? It looks unlikely on current figures gofundme.com/f/democracy-th… and crowdjustice.com/case/support-m…

@BarbaraRich_law I don't understand why she is crowdfunding for inter partes costs if she has ATE? Unless the ATE did not cover the appeal? That needs to be clarified asap.

New edition of the indispensable Friston on Costs coming soon from @Mark_Friston, will also include a digital pack and ebook option which will mean I no longer have to try and photocopy key pages for hearings (usually missing the key text!) global.oup.com/academic/produ…

@SeanLinleyCosts @paulistapark @JohnHyde1982 Really helpful guide.

@paulistapark @JohnHyde1982 I'm sat rereading it on a Saturday morning and on each revisit seem to pick out more conflicting details. I think it's fair to say it is going to generate a lot of costs arguments moving forwards. Detailed analysis here - carterburnett.co.uk/costs-updates/…

Breaking: The Fixed Costs Rules are now published and live. We are wading through them and will share our analysis shortly. gov.uk/government/org… #costs #fixedcosts #law #legal

@CivilLitTweet Hi Gordon, permission to appeal has been granted in this case and it is being heard by the KBD in early May.

Can one judge make a costs order and a different judge undertake the summary assessment? No says the court of appeal in case handed down today, where I acted for the appellant. The judge making the order must conduct the summary assessment. caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewca/civ/2023/…

Priya Gopal considers the important decision in TRX v Southampton Football Club and the guidance given in relation to costs of detailed assessment. @Robin_Dunne and Priya Gopal appeared for the Respondent / Paying Party in TRX v Southampton Football Club. bit.ly/3R5enCt

I'm speaking at the Liverpool Law Society Costs Conference (being held online) on 8th March alongside a stellar line-up on "The Solicitor and Client relationship: What can go wrong (and what to do about it)" Details here: liverpoollawsociety.org.uk/training-cours…

Those of us who visit the SCCO regularly have a head start on calling Masters "judge" in court as we've had to get out of the habit of addressing them as Master for some time now. All appear forgiving of the occasional slip...Personally I think "Master" is outdated.