Estimated time or pure imagination?
In Ikin -v- Shawbrook Bank Limited (2023) the judgment of Senior Costs Judge Gordon Saker looks at the issues surrounding estimated time and contains many points for litigators to take on board.…
In Ikin -v- Shawbrook Bank Limited (2023) the judgment of Senior Costs Judge Gordon Saker looks at the issues surrounding estimated time and contains many points for litigators to take on board.…
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 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…
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…