I am in the middle of two or three appeals against savage reductions to Crown Court bills, one of which looks likely to go the full distance. Yesterday evening we received instructions regarding a further case where the reduction is two thirds. Is this a developing theme? SP
The VHCC Auction plans have been announced, as mentioned yesterday. My absence from the office makes detailed commentary pretty much impossible I’m afraid (put your thoughts in the comments). More importantly, those of you seeking assistance with bids will need be quick off the mark to get in touch next week. Sandra can however send […]
I am composing this in baggage reclaim in Heathrow at the start of another week away from a desk aching with paperwork waiting to be completed. As ever, the timing of things never seems to be quite right – and on top of that the VHCC bids are now open (more later). My bag has […]
Steve Barnes writes: I was told yesterday that someone responsible for the Court Duty allocation for a town in West Yorkshire forgot to allocate anyone for Saturday Court; his rather blase response to the understandable queries raised was to say that if any firms are interested he would take the solictor’s details and “draw lots […]
Sandra Ozturk writes: All the feedback comments below came from one of our regular training delegates – you know who you are – and you did make us laugh – we thought we would share this witty repartee with everyone to possibly cheer up a gloomy Monday (not sunny up North today I can tell […]
I have been promising a retrospective on the Cost Committee years ever since their demise in October last year, but have held off until my final hearing. This seems finally to have happened. On balance I will not miss this part of our work, despite the large majority of hearings being at least partly successful. […]
With “Old Mr Grace”, as we call him, a continent away, I now have chance to avenge this from last year. As two of our clients have recently asked, has our very own Senior Partner started moonlighting on MasterChef Goes Large? Comments & suggestions gleefully accepted . . . Sandra Oz
Friend of this site, and fellow veteran of the Contract Compliance Wars, Nick Armstrong of Counsel is on the move. He will shortly be having a new, and hopefully more flattering photo taken to be put up here alongside my old college day’s mate and now Legal Services Commissioner David Wolfe . We think his […]
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Simon Pottinger writes: My final Cost Committee hearing last week was certainly a better one than the two previous and I will now look back on this era with a somewhat rosier glow. We confidently predict a Category 1CCA gradation as a result. The most interesting point relates to our long standing battle to gain […]