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Guidance issued by CCMCC Salford about use of Form H
Following concerns raised by practitioners about the County Court Money Claims Centre (Salford Business Centre) regarding the incorrect issuing of the new Form H, the following guidance was recently given by the Centre Manager: “Further to your e-mail and discussion at the stakeholders meeting on…
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Without Prejudice Costs Negotiations and Costs Schedules remain inadmissable
Defendants, normally backed by Insurers, continue to take the point that a mere discrepancy between a “Without Prejudice” Schedule (with no certification) and a Bill of Costs constitutes unambiguous impropriety. They then usually argue as a preliminary issue in Points of Dispute that such Bills…
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The funeral of Lee Rigby will take place on Friday 12 July 2013
We invite all our friends and colleagues to hold a two minute silence as a mark of respect from 11:00 to 11:02 on that date.
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Harmans Costs Brief – July 2013
Read our latest Costs Brief – it’s a good one! http://eepurl.com/AzNzX
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Are Budgeted Costs Automatically Reasonable?
The answer to this question appears to be no in light of the recent case of Troy Foods –v- Manton [2013] EWCA Civ 615, in which Lord Justice Moore-Bick gave permission to appeal a costs management order made by HHJ Kaye QC in the Leeds…
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Post-Jackson Rules: Ongoing Costs Uncertainty
The Summary of the changes to Part 47 on the Ministry of Justice’s website states, in relation to points of dispute/replies, that they must be “short and to the point”: The rules relating to assessment of costs are redrawn to ensure that material presented to…
