Changes to the Deputy Standards 2023
There has been an update to the existing Property & Finance and Health & Welfare Deputy Standards (‘Standards’), which will come into effect from mid-February 2023. The single set of…
10 years on from LASPO: Where we were, where we are now and where we are going.
As of last month, it has been 10 years since the implementation of LASPO; which implemented several of Lord Justice Jackson’s recommendations from his 2010 final report. Listen to our…
Estimated time or pure imagination?
In Ikin -v- Shawbrook Bank Limited (2023) the judgment of Senior Costs Judge Gordon Saker looks at the issues surrounding estimated time and contains many points for litigators to take on board.…
What you need to know about reductions to COP assessments
At Clarion, we deal with over 2,000 COP bills of costs per year and we monitor reductions upon assessment. Every case is different, but you do not need to accept…
Update from SCCO on COP assessment delays
Please see below an update notice released by the SCCO, providing a further update on the current turnaround for COP assessments. In summary, the Costs Officers are currently assessing bills…
Civil Justice Council Report on Costs and the Impact on Court of Protection Costs
Yesterday, the Civil Justice Council publishes their costs consultation responses and recommendations: https://www.judiciary.uk/civil-justice-council-costs-review-final-report/ Four main areas were considered; costs budgeting, guideline hourly rates, pre-action and digitisation and consequences of the…
Reforming Budgeting, Guideline Rates, Pre-action/Digitisation and Consequences of Extended FRC
The Civil Justice Council have published their costs consultation responses and recommendations: Although four key areas were considered, costs budgeting was the focus. Costs Budgeting The overarching finding was that…
Reductions to COP assessments and what you need to know about them
At Clarion, we prepare over 2500 Court of Protection bills of costs per year to be assessed by the Senior Court Costs Office. We also review the bills once they…
Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and JS and Manchester City Council [2023]
This case concerns a 17 year old who had been detained under s2 of the Mental Health Act but was deprived of her liberty when that authority lapsed. Background of…