Estimated time or pure imagination?
In Ikin -v- Shawbrook Bank Limited (2023) the judgment of Senior Costs Judge Gordon Saker looks at the issues surrounding estimated time and contains many points for litigators to take on board.…
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Update from SCCO on COP assessment delays
Please see below an update notice released by the SCCO, providing a further update on the current turnaround for COP assessments. In summary, the Costs Officers are currently assessing bills…
Civil Justice Council Report on Costs and the Impact on Court of Protection Costs
Yesterday, the Civil Justice Council publishes their costs consultation responses and recommendations: https://www.judiciary.uk/civil-justice-council-costs-review-final-report/ Four main areas were considered; costs budgeting, guideline hourly rates, pre-action and digitisation and consequences of the…
Reductions to COP assessments and what you need to know about them
At Clarion, we prepare over 2500 Court of Protection bills of costs per year to be assessed by the Senior Court Costs Office. We also review the bills once they…
Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and JS and Manchester City Council [2023]
This case concerns a 17 year old who had been detained under s2 of the Mental Health Act but was deprived of her liberty when that authority lapsed. Background of…
A Local Authority v PG & Ors [2023] EWCOP 9
This case concerns P’s views in relation to contact with care workers and receiving care where P’s capacity may fluctuate. Background P is a 34-year-old woman with a diagnosis of…
10 Years of Cost Budgeting: Where we started, and where are we going?
This month sees 10 years since the introduction of costs budgeting, which means we have experienced a decade of improved transparency on costs through the litigation journey. Since the implementation…
The use of electronic bills in Court of Protection cases
Senior Costs Judge Andrew Gordon-Saker has now give some feedback on the use of the COP electronic bill which was implemented on 1 November 2022. The conclusion of the pilot…