Please see below for a recent article about a case Andrew McAulay has been involved in. https://www.associationofcostslawyers.co.uk/journal-hub/Weve-got-the-power Andrew is the Head of the Costs and Litigation Team at Clarion. If…
With effect from the 1 December 2022 ‘Practice Direction 3E – Costs Management’ has been renumbered to ‘3D’ as per the 152nd Update – Practice Direction Amendments. The contents of…
From 1 November 2022 the COP E-Bill came into force. This will look slightly different to the Bills that COP practitioners are used to and will include some additional information…
This recent case concerned the care plans in place for an individual, AB, given the risk of her self-harming. Further points surrounding her capacity to access the internet and social…
The delay to the extension of Fixed Costs is a delay not a reprieve. Practitioners should use the time to review their business model and client retainers to ensure they are ready for the changes.
The SCCO now insist on the inclusion of the details of P’s estate in respect of COP Bills sent for assessment where this information is not readily available within the…
In R on the application of Tax Returned & Ors -v- HMRC it was held that multiple email addresses provided for service did not comply with CPR 4.1 and consequently the claim form had not been served
This case concerns P who had been diagnosed with an Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder which had resulted in two incidents of self-harm in which the inserting of a tracheostomy tube,…
