COP Assessments & the SCCO
Stephanie Kaye, Legal Director and Joshua Sidding, Paralegal discuss the SCCO, what is happening with COP cases, changes with the Costs Officers and what to expect when getting your matters…
Tag: assessment
Cut your cloth, or have your bill slashed instead – even on the indemnity basis
It is an often-misconstrued point of costs law that an indemnity costs order is a magic bullet, the Astra-Zeneca or Pfizer jab of the costs world. However, as the recent…
5 reductions in COP assessments that you need to know about!
At Clarion, we deal with over 2,000 COP bills of costs per year and we monitor common reductions. Every case is completely different, but you do not need to simply…
Can you recover your costs for time spent delegating in COP cases?
My talented colleague, Helen Spalding recently wrote a blog about the decision in Fuseon Ltd, R. This costs claim arose from a private prosecution by Fuseon Ltd, a Lancashire based…
All you need to know about Counsel’s Fees in COP – How are they assessed?
Deputyship management is not always plain sailing, and on occasions, professional Deputies may be instructed to take on a case whereby the background is complicated, the circumstances are unusual and…
Proportionality in the Court of Protection
You will have all heard about the ‘Jackson Reforms’, which so far, have not been something that Court of Protection practitioners have had to be too concerned about – until…
Philpott – Is it reasonable to claim for updating accounts ledgers?
It is common knowledge that the SCCO refer to certain case law when assessing Bills of Costs in Court of Protection matters. Although the Costs Officers assess your incurred costs…
Failure to Word Tomlin Order Correctly Can Result in Adverse Costs
We have often encountered difficulties when costs orders have not been termed correctly. One example is where a party failed to include the provision for costs to be assessed in the final Tomlin Order, and…