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…
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…
Please see below an update released by the SCCO on the extension to the cut-off period to accepting version 1 of the COP-E Bill. Following the publication of COP-E Bill…
The judgment of Costs Judge James Briley & Ors v Leicester Partnership NHS Trust & Ors [2023] EWHC 1470 (SCCO) provides further insight into the recoverability of costs associated with…
The recent case of JXC v NIS [2023] EWHC 1000 (SCCO) (21 April 2023) is an example of a solicitor who had successfully concluded a claim of the utmost severity,…
The Senior Courts Costs Office have recently released their 2023 guide, and within this Section 27 specifically deals with Court of Protection cases. Please find below a summary of the…
It is commonly questioned about whether or not interest is payable on legal fees incurred by a professional Deputy in a Court of Protection case. Interest on unpaid legal costs…
Arguments concerning solicitors hourly rates have always been a central issue in the assessment of costs, regardless of whether there is a detailed assessment or a summary assessment. Those arguments…
At Clarion, we deal with over 2,000 COP bills of costs per year and we monitor reductions upon assessment. Every case is different, but you do not need to accept…