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 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 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…
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…
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…
The court’s decision in Forster v RPC clarifies their duties to their clients when acting under a CFA.
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…
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…
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…