In March 2016, a number of court and tribunal fee increases came into effect, with several affecting civil claims, including:
- Applications made by consent or without notice – increase from £50.00 to £100.00
- Applications on notice – increase from £155.00 to £255.00
- Applications to set aside a County Court judgment – increase from £155.00 to £255.00
Some further changes came into effect as of 25 July 2016 which changed the fees in respect of commencing detailed assessment proceedings, to which the following fees now apply:
Where costs claims are:
Up to £15,000.00 £369.00
£15,000.01 – £50,000.00 £743.00
£50,000.01 – £100.00.00 £1,106.00
£100,000.01 – £150,000.00 £1,480.00
£150,000.01 – £200,000.00 £1,848.00
£200.000.01 – £300,000.00 £2,772.00
£300.000.01 – £500,000.00 £4,620.00
More than £500,000.00 £6,160.00
In addition, the following increases apply in respect of detailed assessment proceedings:
- Fee for appealing a decision made in detailed assessment proceedings – increase from £210.00 to £231.00
- Request to issue a Default Costs Certificate – increase from £60.00 to £66.00
- Application to set aside a Default Costs Certificate – increase from £110.00 to £121.00
The full list of Civil and Family Court Fees from the 25th July 2016 (form EX50) is available here.
Hannah Riordan is a Costs Draftsman in the Costs and Litigation Funding department at Clarion Solicitors. You can contact her at hannah.riordan@clarionsolicitors.com, or the Clarion Costs Team on 0113 2460622.