The current SCCO delays and how to maximise your cash flow
What are the delays at the SCCO? By now, we are all aware of the SCCO delays. With the most recent notice from the SCCO stating “The Costs Officers are…
Tag: COP Costs
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…
Changes to the Deputy Standards 2023
There has been an update to the existing Property & Finance and Health & Welfare Deputy Standards (‘Standards’), which will come into effect from mid-February 2023. The single set of…
How do I deal with my costs following the death of P?
Costs following the death of the Protected Party are often a grey area in Court of Protection matters. In some cases, the Deputy may wish to subject their costs to detailed assessment, however, in most incidents the Protected Party’s estate…
Guideline Hourly Rates 2021 & Other Changes Impacting COP Costs
From 1st October 2021, the new Guideline Hourly Rates will come into force. This means that from this date, subject to your retainer/client care letter, you will be able to…
Increase to Court Fees
The Government issued a public consultation on 22 March 2021. The Ministry of Justice is consulting on increasing some court fees in line with historical inflation dating from August 2016…
Does the Mental Health Act need to be reformed?
The Department of Health and Social Care has launched a consultation and White Paper on plans to reform the Mental Health Act. This follows a report released in 2018 that outlines that…
Is it possible to claim payments at Grade C?
In the case of Kirby & Others (2013) it was decided that arranging payments should be reduced and limited to 3 minutes at a Grade D rate. This is because…