Senior Court Costs Office Guide 2023: What has changed?
The Senior Court Costs Office Guide 2023 (the ‘Guide’) has now been released and can be found here. Although this guide is meant for proceedings in the Senior Court Costs…
The SCCO Guide 2023: Key Points for COP Practitioners
The Senior Courts Costs Office have recently released their 2023 guide, and within this Section 27 specifically deals with Court of Protection cases. Please find below a summary of the…
Can you charge interest on Deputyship costs?
It is commonly questioned about whether or not interest is payable on legal fees incurred by a professional Deputy in a Court of Protection case. Interest on unpaid legal costs…
Attendances on Case Manager, MDT and Deputy should materially progress matter to be included in Costs Budget
In the case of Hadley v Przybylo [2023] EWHC 1392 (KB) it was ruled that fee earner time dealing with Case Managers, Multi-Disciplinary Teams and Court of Protection Deputies should…
Solicitors’ Duty of Care to their Clients (Forster v Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP)
The court’s decision in Forster v RPC clarifies their duties to their clients when acting under a CFA.
Leading Counsel instructed to attend Mesothelioma trial deemed not reasonable or proportionate
The matter of Coram -v- DR Dunthorn & Son Ltd [2023] EWHC 731 (SCCO) concerned an oral review of a provisional assessment. The case concerned a claim brought by the…
Guideline Hourly Rates are the starting point not the finishing point
Arguments concerning solicitors hourly rates have always been a central issue in the assessment of costs, regardless of whether there is a detailed assessment or a summary assessment. Those arguments…
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…