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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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Probate fee increase put on hold as MoJ runs out of time
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has stated that it has run out of time to push through legislation which would have seen a massive increase in probate fees introduced in May. As previously reported, fees had been due to increase, significantly in many cases, with…
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Harmans Costs Brief – May 2016
We only went and won it! Harmans are incredibly proud to have been named Costs Company of the Year at the Modern Claims Awards, you can see some photos from the ceremony in Leeds by clicking the link below. Hot on the heels of our win we…
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Supreme Court allows appeal over introduction of civil legal aid residence test
R (on the application of The Public Law Project) (Appellant) v Lord Chancellor (Respondent) Case ID: UKSC 2015/0255 The plan by the Ministry of Justice to introduce its controversial civil legal aid residence test through secondary legislation – the draft Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment…
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Divorce fee to rise £550 on 21 March 2016
Commenting on yesterday’s revelations that the MoJ are to hike divorce court fees on Monday, a Resolution spokesperson said: “The stealthy implementation of the hike in divorce fees, from £410 to £550 (after an increase only 2 years ago) is scandalous and not backed up…
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Harmans Costs Brief – March 2016
What a hectic month – we’ve added to our Law Society Excellence Award shortlisting last year with another shortlisting in the Modern Claims Awards, this time for Costs Company of the Year! Plans for our spring seminar are in full swing and we’ve also been keeping…
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Impact of court closures likely to impede access to justice for many
After the consultation on court closures, the decision has been taken to close 86 out of the 91 courts initially identified. This represents a reprieve for just 5. However, the Law Society thought there were good reasons to save 59 courts so how can the…
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Faulty forms could add to divorce misery
Online forms used by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), which have been wrongly calculating assets in divorce settlements, could mean up to 17,000 people would need to re-look at their divorce settlements. The embarrassing error, which left debts out of its automated calculation, has led…
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Employment tribunal system needs overhaul – Law Society
Employees will continue to get a raw deal unless unlawful practice is properly punished, the Law Society says. The representative body for solicitors claims the existing system is in need of radical reform as it is stacked against workers and the administration of justice. Both…
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Additional Court fee increases proposed
On Wednesday 22 July 2015, the Ministry of Justice announced a new consultation on court fee increases in Civil proceedings. March 2015 already saw the introduction of a court fee of 5% of the value of the claim, up to a maximum cap of £10,000…
