Background In 2018, the Protected Party suffered from a severe brain haemorrhage. She had been assessed as lacking capacity to make decisions regarding her residence and care. The Protected Party…
Can a solicitor acting for an impecunious client offer indemnity for adverse costs when ATE insurance is unobtainable? Master Rowley rejected the Defendant’s argument that such an agreement was champertous…
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…
Background An application for costs was made by the Official Solicitor following an ineffective hearing about whether the Protected Party had sufficient capacity to use social media. The hearing was…
Clarion are delighted to work alongside the Professional Deputies Forum (PDF) and we wanted to share the recent great efforts of the PDF working group, which our Stephanie Kaye is…
The minutes of the CPRC’s March 2022 meeting were published today and can be found here. The Costs sub-Committee confirmed that work has commenced in respect of the extended fixed…
Before the introduction of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 ended recoverable additional liabilities in most personal injury claims, it was commonplace for Claimant Solicitors to…
Nothing above London 1 guideline hourly rates should be charged to the paying party in the absence of “clear and compelling justification” was the message from LJ Males in his…
