E-Bill FAQs – How does the new Court of Protection E-Bill work?
From 1 November 2022 the COP E-Bill came into force. This will look slightly different to the Bills that COP practitioners are used to and will include some additional information…
From 1 November 2022 the COP E-Bill came into force. This will look slightly different to the Bills that COP practitioners are used to and will include some additional information…
Yesterday, the SCCO have released a further notice in relation to the ongoing delays with COP assessments. In summary, turnaround is as follows at present: Bills received at the beginning…
At the Civil Procedure Rules Committee meeting on 13 May 2022, it was confirmed that the extension of fixed recoverable costs (FRC) is planned for April 2023. Please follow this…
In a move which is very much in line with the Master of the Rolls vision for online digital justice, the use of the Damages Claims Portal for all claims…
In a favorable judgment for Claimant Solicitors, the Supreme Court has decided by a narrow 3:2 majority that the Claimant’s Solicitors were entitled to an equitable lien over their clients’…
On 22 March, the SCCO released a further notice in relation to the ongoing delays with assessments. In summary, turnaround at present is as follows: The SCCO have requested that…
An interested party is anyone with a financial interest in the outcome of the assessment. Rule 47.19 of the CPR enables the court to direct under rule 47.19(3) that the…
As of 1 January 2022, the SCCO will continue to require all provisionally assessed bills to be submitted alongside a completed bill summary, and for this to be e-filed to…