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Hearing Fees – no longer refundable
From 6th March 2017, the Civil Proceedings Fees (Amendment) Order 2016 came into force, prior to the implementation of these amendments hearing fees were refundable on a sliding scale depending on the date of the notification to the Court where a case settled pre-trial, i.e.…
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CFAs and ATE Premiums
Post LASPO Deeds of Variation and Assignments The Supreme Court has ruled that post LASPO variations to a pre-LASPO CFA did not constitute “new agreements” – see Plevin –v- Paragon Finance Ltd [2017] UKSC 23. There were two subsequent Deeds of Variation which respectively covered…
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Guideline Hourly Rates: Should We Still Be Stuck in 2010?
While Guideline Hourly Rates (GHRs) are taken directly from The Senior Courts Cost Office (SCCO) ‘Guide to the Summary Assessment of Costs’ where it is apparent that the rates are only a guide – and only in relation to summarily assessed costs – all practitioners…
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Court of Protection costs of General Management
Court of Protection Practitioners should all now be aware that in July 2016 the Office of the Public Guardian and the SCCO issued guidance in respect of “Professional Deputy Costs”. In summary, this is what you need to know when submitting estimates and bills for…
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Late acceptance of Part 36: A lesson to be learned
Late acceptance of Part 36: A lesson to be learned for Claimants and Defendants alike. Michelle Walton of Victoria Square Chambers reports: http://www.victoriasquarechambers.co.uk/late-acceptance-of-part-36-a-lesson-to-be-learned/
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Proportionality in Costs Beyond Detailed Assessment
Proportionality is one of the major issues that we find we are dealing with at the end of a matter, particularly in the small to medium value claims. Why was it introduced? It was considered that the then existing system was not working and that…
