Consultation on Guideline Hourly Rates now open
The current guideline hourly rates have not changed since 2010. A long awaited review was announced last year and a Civil Justice Council working group was established. For more details…
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COP hourly rates – the wait is over!
Following a Hearing on 26 May 2020, the judgment by Master Whalan was handed down today, indicating a 20% increase to the rates payable in Court of Protection cases. After…
Hourly Rates – How far can you depart from the Guideline Hourly Rates?
The case of Sir Philip Green & Ors v Telegraph Media Group Limited [2019] EWHC 96 (QB) Background This matter revolved around the Claimant and two companies seeking an injunction…
Hourly Rates: Justification on Assessment
In the recent case of JXA -v- Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust [2018] EWHC 1747 (QB) the Court provided clarification in relation to how solicitors’ hourly rates are to…
PROPORTIONALITY CONTINUES TO GET TOUGHER
The case of May & May -v- Wavell Group & Dr Bizarri [2016] is a another case which demonstrates the power of CPR 44.3(2) – ‘the Jackson test of proportionality’. …
Raising the Bar: how guideline hourly rates limit access to justice
In a statement dated 17 April 2015, Master of the Rolls the Rt Hon Lord Dyson said that the Guideline Hourly Rates (‘GHRs’) form ‘…an integral part of the process…
Maximising costs – guidance for Solicitors on maximising hourly rates
Do you consider your hourly rate when preparing your retainer? Or do you rely on a template document? It is worth considering at the outset of any claim the potential…