Apply for Fee Remission or pay the price
The High Court has confirmed that parties which do not use the fee remission scheme will not be able to recover court fees on assessment
Tag: Legal Costs
How do I deal with my costs following the death of P?
Costs following the death of the Protected Party are often a grey area in Court of Protection matters. In some cases, the Deputy may wish to subject their costs to detailed assessment, however, in most incidents the Protected Party’s estate…
Ho v Adelekun – update
The long awaited judgment in Ho v Adelekun [2021] UKSC 43 was handed down in October with the appeal being unanimously allowed. The judgment clarifies the position in respect of…
Part 36 Rewards
HOCHTIEF V ATKINS ( 2019) EWHC 3028 ( TCC) saw a claimant who bettered their Part 36 quantum offer by just £4,500 secure an uplift of £65,000 and interest at…
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…
Increased Guideline Hourly Rates approved by Master of the Rolls
Following the publication of the Civil Justice Council working group’s final report on guideline hourly rates, the proposed changes have now been accepted by the Master of the Rolls. The…
Guideline Hourly Rates – Final Report
The Civil Justice Council working group has now published their final report on guideline hourly rates following the consultation that took place between January and March 2021. The report responds…
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…