Solving your costs problems in the new legal landscape
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Nick McDonnell has been interviewed by @NewLawJournal about his forthcoming book on vulnerability and costs, the need for practical guidance for practitioners and the importance of ensuring access to justice for vulnerable clients.
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Matthew Kain comments in the @Daily_Express on the potential cost of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s judicial review, noting that the legal bill could run into the hundreds of thousands of pounds given the significance of the proceedings.
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Would Blake Lively have recovered more of her $8m costs claim in an English court than the just over $400,000 she was awarded in the US?
Nick McDonnell writes in @TheLegalDiarist on how an English court might have approached the claim.
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Could Associated Newspapers’ £34.5 million costs bill finally bring the curtain down on celebrity privacy litigation?
Colin Campbell writes in @thetimes on the fallout from Prince Harry’s privacy case defeat and what it could mean for future claims.
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In the aftermath of the costs judgment in the privacy case against Associated Newspapers, the Kain Knight team has shared its thoughts on the wider issues arising from the decision, with coverage in @NewLawJournal, @Law360, @CityAM and @InsuranceBizUK.
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The £9.54m interim costs ruling in Prince Harry’s case dominated headlines over the weekend, with Colin Campbell, Matthew Kain and Nick McDonnell providing insight across @BBCNews, @SkyNews, @TimesRadio, @LBC, @thetimes, @theipaper, @CityAM and more.
Matthew Kain writes in @PracLawGlobal about the future of LCIA arbitration costs, examining how the High Court's decision in Genel Energy could affect arbitration users, litigation funders and the future of costs reform.
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Colin Campbell comments in @thetimes, @nypost, @PageSix, @BizMattersmag, @LexisNexis' New Law Journal, @InsuranceBizUK and @IBTimesUK on the costs implications of the Prince Harry privacy judgment.
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Benjamin Wilson writes in @TheAIJournal1 about whether AI-driven efficiency is placing pressure on the traditional billable hour and how it might reshape how law firms price and recover their costs.
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Matthew Kain writes in @legalfinanceexp about what the High Court's ruling in Safra v WilmerHale could mean for litigation funders, including closer scrutiny of retainers, billing practices and ongoing costs monitoring.
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We are delighted to announce that Kain Knight has been highly commended in the Specialist Firm of the Year category at The Lawyer Awards 2026.
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Matthew Kain writes in @CityAM about football’s growing legal arms race, highlighting how rising legal costs risk creating a two-tier system in which only the wealthiest clubs can afford to fight every battle.
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Matthew Kain writes in @legalfutures about OFSI licences and independent costs review, focusing on OFSI’s ‘reasonableness’ test and the role of independent costs lawyers in supporting licence applications. kain-knight.co.uk/ofsi-licen…
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We are delighted to share that Kain Knight has been shortlisted for Specialist Firm of the Year at @TheLawyermag Awards 2026, one of the legal sector’s most prestigious accolades.
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Nick McDonnell and Colin Campbell comment in @thetimes on the unusual costs position arising from the discontinuance of the Gerry Adams civil claim, including why QOCS means Adams would be unlikely to recover his legal costs even if successful.
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Francis Kendall writes about hindsight in costs assessments, examining the decision preventing Surrey Police from recovering the full cost of a privately chartered jet in the extradition of notorious TikTok influencer HSTikkyTokky.
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Francis Kendall comments in @CityAM on proposals to collect a portion of interest earned on law firms' client accounts, and the potential impact on legal costs.
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