Annual open meeting of the Civil Procedure Rules Committee – 13 May 2022 – Costs update
The CPRC annual open meeting took place today via Teams in keeping with the format of the previous two years. The meeting was opened by the Master of the Rolls,…
Tag: Fixed Costs
Consultations open in respect of QOCS and Vulnerable Parties
Following the fixed costs consultation published in September 2021, two further consultations have now opened in respect of provisions for vulnerable parties and the QOCS issues arising from Ho v…
Recent Developments from the Professional Deputies Forum
Clarion are delighted to work alongside the Professional Deputies Forum (PDF) and we wanted to share the recent great efforts of the PDF working group, which our Stephanie Kaye is…
CPRC Costs Sub-Committee provides update on fixed costs
The minutes of the CPRC’s March 2022 meeting were published today and can be found here. The Costs sub-Committee confirmed that work has commenced in respect of the extended fixed…
Consultation open on fixed recoverable costs in clinical negligence claims
Clinical negligence matters have so far been excluded from fixed costs reforms and do not form part of the changes already due to be implemented in October 2022 (which can…
Update on Fixed Costs
Further to our earlier update, Professor Dominic Regan shares his thoughts on the MOJ’s extension of fixed costs for cases worth up to £100,000. You can find out more about…
Fixed recoverable costs to be extended as Jackson proposals accepted
The government’s response to the MOJ consultation on Extending Fixed Recoverable Costs in Civil Cases has now been published and can be found here. The report confirms that the recommendations…
Fixed costs when the claimant dies, which section of CPR 45 applies?
The Court of Appeal has delivered an important ruling in the case of West v Burton [2021] WLR(D)379], on which provisions of CPR 45 apply where the claimant dies throughout the course…