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A timely reminder of the requirements of any challenge to the provisional assessment
It has been a number of years since, in an attempt to clear the significant backlog of bills awaiting assessment, that CPR 47.15 was introduced to allow for a provisional assessment of costs up to £75,000.00 (CPD 14.1). Effectively assessments took place on paper with…
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Matthew Harman on proportionality
In the latest installment of our costs video series Matthew Harman talks about proportionality. You can find the video on our YouTube channel, along with more videos from some of our other Partners, we hope you find them useful! If you have any questions for Matthew please do…
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Harmans Costs Brief – Q&As
This month’s Costs Brief features some Q&As that came up in our recent online costs clinic that we thought might be useful to share. If you’ve got any other costs queries just let us know and we’ll be happy to help. We’ve also covered the new…
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March/April 2020 – CPR changes
Various upcoming CPR changes are set out in the Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2020, SI 2020/82 and come into force on 30 March 2020 and 6 April 2020. The amendments are relatively minor and technical in nature and cover six matters, namely the entry of default…
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March/April 2020 – Practice Direction updates
The Ministry of Justice has signed the 113th update – practice direction amendments, which makes amendments to various practice directions supplementing the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR). The amendments, which come into force variously on 31 March 2020 and 6 April 2020, cover the following practice…
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Harmans Costs Brief – December 2019
Well that went quickly, welcome to the final Costs Brief of 2019 and in fact the decade! Partner and Costs Lawyer Mathew Knight takes a look at costs budgeting decisions on paper during the substantive case and how this affects the recovery of costs. We…
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Precedent H guidance notes updated
The guidance notes for Precedent H have been updated to support the changes made in the 109th update of the CPR. These draw the line between costs incurred up to and including the date of the first costs management hearing (incurred costs) and costs to…
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Harmans Costs Brief – October 2019
This month’s Costs Brief features an in-depth look at some recent judgments which caught the eye of Gary Knight. Plus there are details of the latest CPR update which clarifies the cut off between budgeted and incurred costs. We hope you find the latest Costs…
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A litigant in person must comply with the CPR – Barton (Appellant) v Wright Hassall
Supreme Court decision with regard to a Litigant in Person and the CPR. Purported service of claim (alleging negligence against solicitors) by e mail. Just because not represented does not mean rules do not apply. Link to full judgment and press release: https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2016-0136.html
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Any case allocated to the Multi-Track ceases to be subject to fixed costs
It is worth remembering that following the decision in Qader & Others v Esure Services Ltd [2016] EWCA Civ 1109 any case allocated to the Multi-Track ceases to be subject to fixed costs. That decision is now enshrined in rule 8(1) of the Civil Procedure…
