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Kain Knight @kainknightcosts.bsky.social · Jul 4

Judgment handed down by Mrs Justice Hill in the costs appeal of Ward v Rai [2025] EWHC 1681 (KB).

The judgment reiterates the importance of compliant points of dispute and when late amendments to points of dispute are ‘too late.’

Read the full case details here 👇
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Kain Knight @kainknightcosts.bsky.social · Jun 18

Well done to our London Legal Walk team who walked 10km in the glorious sunshine through central London last night with nearly 20,000 members of the legal community.

We donated £500 to the London Legal Support Trust to help tackle the growing gap in access to justice caused by limited funding.

Kain Knight @kainknightcosts.bsky.social · Jun 13

Delighted to sponsor Litigation Lawyer of the Year once again at tonight’s Cornwall Law Society awards.

We’d like to wish all of the finalists the very best of luck!

Kain Knight @kainknightcosts.bsky.social · Jun 4

Our May 2025 Civil Costs Case Law Update written by Colin Campbell is here.

This bumper edition brings you concise summaries of significant court decisions impacting civil litigation costs, professional conduct, and funding arrangements.

Read on our website 👇
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Kain Knight @kainknightcosts.bsky.social · Jun 2

Today marks the start of London International Disputes Week (LIDW) 2025.

On Wednesday, Colin Campbell is speaking as part of the LIDW schedule at an event called “Show me the Money” – Strategies for successfully funding a commercial cross-border claim.”

book here
register.lidw.co.uk/event/478

Kain Knight @kainknightcosts.bsky.social · May 7

April’s Costs Case Law Update has landed!

From Part 36 pitfalls and CPR 44.11 disputes to multi-track costs clarity and class action funding twists, Colin Campbell's latest update breaks down the some of most important decisions of the month.

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Kain Knight @kainknightcosts.bsky.social · Apr 16

The team are looking forward to attending the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) Advanced Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Conference next month.

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Kain Knight @kainknightcosts.bsky.social · Apr 8

Our experts, Colin Campbell and Chris Butler are delighted to be delivering costs law training today to the team at Brown Rudnick.

If you think your team could benefit from some costs law training, then please get in touch.

Here’s a summary of how we can help

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Legal Futures @legalfutures.bsky.social · Apr 4

How have you been impacted by Fixed Recoverable Costs? Take this two-minute survey by Legal Futures and @kainknightcosts.bsky.social by 30 April. We’ll share the results and analysis of the findings with our readers.
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What is the Impact of Fixed Recoverable Costs on Law Firms?

We are interested in how the fixed recoverable costs regime is affecting the legal sector and your input would be greatly appreciated. This anonymous survey should take no longer than 5 minutes.

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Kain Knight @kainknightcosts.bsky.social · Apr 3

Our March #Costs Case #Law Update is now live.

This month’s edition covers:

Market-rate disputes in Santiago v MIB
Anonymity refused in Rosemin-Culligan v Culligan
QOCS limits tested in BB v Al Khayyat
Retrospective CFAs upheld in Singh v Ingram

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Kain Knight @kainknightcosts.bsky.social · Apr 2

Delighted to be sponsoring the JMW Solicitors Quiz Night tomorrow in support of the Spinal Injuries Association.

Our team Nick McDonnell, Gary Redfern, Mark Hartigan, Lee Whitehead and Kirsty Rose hope to see you there!

Kain Knight @kainknightcosts.bsky.social · Apr 1

Our commercial costs team are privileged to work with some of the UK’s leading litigation firms who all help to make London a global centre for Dispute Resolution.

We are proud to be a Silver Sponsor on the London International Disputes Week
(LIDW) in June.

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Kain Knight @kainknightcosts.bsky.social · Mar 27

Our Housing Condition costs experts are here and ready to talk to you at the @legalfutures.bsky.social Housing Conditions conference today in Manchester.

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Kain Knight @kainknightcosts.bsky.social · Mar 25

Help us to create a clearer picture of how the FRC regime is affecting businesses across the industry.

Click here to take part in our short industry survey👇

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Kain Knight @kainknightcosts.bsky.social · Mar 20

We’re looking forward to welcoming our guests tonight at the @spinalinjuries.bsky.social Cornflower Ball.

Here’s to a fun evening raising money for this fantastic charity!

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Kain Knight @kainknightcosts.bsky.social · Mar 20

Ready to go at the AvMA 35th clinical negligence conference! Talk to Adrian and Mark about any of your costs queries.

🌟Take part in our fixed recoverable costs industry survey

🌟Reserve your place at the Kain Knight/AvMA curry night in Exeter

🌟Have your chance to win a £300 spa trip voucher

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Kain Knight @kainknightcosts.bsky.social · Mar 19

Our team understands the complex nature of clinical negligence cases, recognising the delicate balance between claimants’ vulnerabilities and costs.
If you are a Clin Nig specialist attending the AvMA conference this week, come and talk to us.

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Clinical Negligence - Kain Knight

The team at Kain Knight are proven experts in the clinical negligence sector, providing first class costs law advice to firms specialising in claims at all levels, from complex multi-million-pound cla...

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Kain Knight @kainknightcosts.bsky.social · Mar 18

Kain Knight are home to a specialist team of accomplished commercial costs lawyers who provide unrivalled expertise in high-value and complex commercial costs disputes.

To find out more about our Commercial Litigation services, please visit

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Kain Knight @kainknightcosts.bsky.social · Mar 17

If you want to stay ahead with the latest in costs law then please ask us about a running a training session for your team.

#Training #StayingAhead

Kain Knight @kainknightcosts.bsky.social · Mar 14

Well done to the Kain Knight team who claimed silver at the @kingschambers.bsky.social quiz last night. 🥈 🏆

Big thanks to Kings Chambers for hosting the event that helped to raise money for the amazing @cbituk.bsky.social

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Kain Knight @kainknightcosts.bsky.social · Mar 13

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Group Litigation - Kain Knight

Kain Knight can provide assistance and advice all aspects pertaining to group litigation claims, including: Group Litigation can be some of the most newsworthy and they appear to be increasing across ...

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Kain Knight @kainknightcosts.bsky.social · Mar 13

Kain Knight have an experienced team that deal regularly with class action and multi-party litigation where Group Litigation Orders (GLO) apply.

If you need help with complex costs claims arising from Group Litigation, Group Litigation Orders then our team are here to help.

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Kain Knight @kainknightcosts.bsky.social · Mar 12

For clarity on calculating your fixed costs, log in to FRCConnect now to use the free FRC Calculator

Available now in the App store.

Kain Knight @kainknightcosts.bsky.social · Mar 11

In the March 2025 edition of the Manchester Law Society Manchester Messenger, Nick McDonnell and Colin Campbell provide a legal costs update

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Kain Knight @kainknightcosts.bsky.social · Mar 10

Next week we’ll be exhibiting at the AvMA 35th Annual Clinical Negligence Conference in Bournemouth.

Make sure to come and say hello if you are attending.