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Andrew Hogan

Andrew Hogan

Andrew Hogan, barrister, practises in the fields of costs and litigation funding, credit hire litigation and personal injury litigation from Kings Cha...

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Rough Justice

Rough Justice

Costs cases in family proceedings used to be few and far between, but a recent decision of Arbuthnot J in the case of KS v VS [2024] EWHC 278 (Fam) has caused something of a stir in the profession. In particular it raises the question of how far, if at

The Other Half

The Other Half

Solicitors acting for clients in divorce and financial proceedings have a symbiotic relationship with those clients. They provide the solicitors with fees, which are the lifeblood of any law firm, and in turn the solicitors provide the clients with advice and legal representation at one of the most fraught periods

ADR and Private Family Law Arrangements

ADR and Private Family Law Arrangements

In March 2023 two significant consultations were published on the subject of using Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) to resolve private family law arrangements. The more substantial consultation published by the Ministry of Justice is entitled Supporting earlier resolution of private family law arrangements and contains key proposals to make ADR

ADR and costs penalties in financial remedies cases

ADR and costs penalties in financial remedies cases

Historically inter partes costs orders in financial remedies proceedings have been as common as hens’ teeth, for the very simple reason that the current costs rules largely preclude them being made. Thus FPR 28.3 provides so far as is material: ‘(5) Subject to paragraph (6), the general rule in

Costs Orders and Childrens’ Cases

Costs Orders and Childrens’ Cases

Children’s cases in family practice, rarely generate awards for costs. A quarter of a century ago, Hale J (as she then was) explained why the practice of letting each party bear their own costs had developed, in the Court of Appeal decision of R v R (Costs: Child Case)

Andrew Hogan

Andrew Hogan, barrister, practises in the fields of costs and litigation funding, credit hire litigation and personal injury litigation from Kings Chambers in Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham. He has a national practice in all these fields and has an established reputation both in the professional directories and the legal profession