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…
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Appellant victorious in arguing indemnity costs
Court of Appeal orders costs on the indemnity basis for reasons of conduct and failure to accept a previous Part 36
Interesting comments from the MXX v United Lincolnshire NHS Trust case
I posted a blog at the end of June about the case of MXX v United Lincolnshire NHS Trust (2018) (please follow this link to read the blog https://clarionlegalcosts.com/2019/06/25/ensure-consistency-between-your-costs-budget-and-bill-of-costs/). In…
INTEREST IS NOT PAYABLE ON AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT AWARDED UNDER CPR 36.17(4)(d)
Where the Court awards an “additional amount” under CPR 36.17(4)(d) as a claimant / receiving party beating its own Part 36 offer, the additional amount will not attract “enhanced” interest under CPR 36.17(4)(a).
A PART 36 OFFER WHICH EXCLUDES INTEREST MAY BE VALID
A Part 36 offer in detailed assessment proceedings may be valid where it excludes interest under the Judgments Act 1838. In Horne -v- Prescot (No.1) Ltd [2019] EWHC 1322 (QB)…
CONSEQUENCES OF BEATING A PART 36 OFFER: INJUSTICE
Various cases have recently considered test of “unjustness” for the purpose of CPR 36.17, however the position remains unclear.
What do Court of Protection Costs draftsmen actually do?
The legal world of costs is not the biggest or most well-known, and it’s often the case that many lawyers aren’t sure what Draftsmen actually do. This is especially true…
The Local Authority seeks orders to restrict the Husband’s contact with the Protected Party.
The case of SR v A Local Authority & Anor (2018), involves the Protected Party (SR), who was an 83-year-old woman who suffered from late onset Alzheimer’s, which was of…