Doweck v Doweck [2026] EWFC 238 (B)
4 August 2026. DJ Hammond. The court was concerned with an application for committal by W to commit H to prison.
Costs
Broadfield Law UK LLP v Barnes [2026] EWCA Civ 698
3 June 2026. Andrews, Lewison and Warby LJJ. The appeal concerned whether a solicitor's retainer, charging by hourly rates for litigation work, qualified as a CBA under s 59 of the Solicitors Act 1974, despite not clearly telling the client what costs they were committing to.
Sabrina Pool v Jean-Paul Pool [2026] EWFC 226 (B)
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2026/226
Costs and Calderbank Offers: The Current Landscape
[2026] 2 FRJ 107. What can be done to protect clients from escalating costs arising from uncooperative behaviour and inflexible positions? This article considers considers costs orders, the extent to which Calderbank offers still serve a purpose, and practical considerations for practitioners.
Costs in Needs Cases: Persistent Reluctance
[2026] 2 FRJ 111. Courts remain reluctant to make costs orders in needs cases notwithstanding significant reform in recent years. This should change.
KMR v AER [2026] EWFC 10 (B)
DDJ Benjamin Rose. Judgment considering high-value assets, non-disclosure, jurisdictional questions, issues surrounding the validity of a nuptial settlement and general conduct of proceedings.
Hammond v Herrington Carmichael LLP [2026] EWHC 701 (SCCO)
Costs Judge Whalan. Unsuccessful application by the claimant for a s 70 Solicitors Act 1974 assessment of the invoices delivered by the defendant law firm. Invoices were Interim Statute Bills, and no special circumstances were found to justify assessment by the court.