For our Spring edition of the PodCost series, Jeremy and Andy welcome back Andrew Post KC.

The first half of the discussion covers the Paccar appeal in the Supreme Court in which judgment is awaited. If the appeal is successful the implications for the litigation funding sector would be catastrophic, with seismic effects for collective actions, not only in the CAT but in other group and high value funded cases.

Also discussed are two decisions in the Costs Office - the first applying significant elasticity to guideline hourly rates, and the second potentially opening the door to more challenges to solicitors' costs in probate matters by beneficiaries.

We round up with a reminder about the impending imposition of fixed costs for cases worth up to £100,000 and a general discussion on the strengths and weaknesses of ADR to resolve costs disputes.