New update from SCCO on delays with COP assessments
This evening, the SCCO have circulated a further update notice on the current timescales for the assessment of COP bills. In summary: The Costs Officers are being assigned bills for…
Author: Ella Wilkinson
New update from SCCO on COP assessment delays
This evening, the SCCO have released a further notice in relation to the ongoing delays with COP assessments. In summary, turnaround is as follows at present: Bills received at the…
Further update from SCCO on COP assessment delays
Please see below an update notice released by the SCCO this afternoon, providing a further update on the current turnaround times for COP assessments. In summary, the Costs Officers are…
Changes to the SCCO requirements following assessment
As of 1 January 2022, the SCCO will continue to require all provisionally assessed bills to be submitted alongside a completed bill summary, and for this to be e-filed to…
Was it in P’s best interests to live at home?
In the recent case of Hull City Council v A & Ors [2021] EWCOP 60, the issue of whether P should be moved into a residential home, or whether she…
Final report on guideline hourly rates published – what is the impact on Court of Protection practitioners?
On Friday, the Civil Justice Council published their final report on guideline hourly rates (GHR). Key recommendations made within the final report include: That the Guideline Hourly Rates proposed in…
Can a non-solicitor Deputy charge solicitor fees?
In the recent case of Riddle v Public Guardian [2021] EWCOP 38, an application was made for Permission to Appeal from two judgments of HHJ Hilder, dated 11 August 2020…
Does P have capacity to make decisions as to his care and residence?
In the recent case of KG (Capacity) [2021] EWCOP 30, it was necessary for the Court to determine whether P had capacity to make decisions as to his future care…