What you need to know about reductions to COP assessments
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Before Mr Justice Cobb on 18 November 2022, in the Royal Courts of Justice the issue of fluctuating capacity was considered in a case involving a minor (aged 16) and…
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…
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…