Proportionality
The SCCO now insist on the inclusion of the details of P’s estate in respect of COP Bills sent for assessment where this information is not readily available within the…
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Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2021 & the 127th Practice Direction Update – Vulnerable Parties
Back in May 2020 I wrote a blog following the annual open meeting of the Civil Procedure Rules Committee which was held via Skype for the first time. One of…
Estimating your legal costs – Why?
Not only is it prudent and good practice, but it is essential that clients are regularly provided with estimates of their potential legal costs and are appraised in that regard.…
Disproportionate Costs in the Court of Protection
In the case of Hounslow v A Father & Mother (Costs in the Court of Protection – Disproportionate litigation) [2018] EWCOP 23, Judge Eldergill looked at the effects of deviating…
Partial strike out of the budget – Page v RGC Restaurants Ltd!
Partial strike out of the budget in the case of Page v RGC Restaurants Ltd ! Be wary when preparing budgets, do NOT prepare a budget up until a particular stage,…
Good news for those that prepare an accurate costs budget
Following on from the Court of Appeal decision in Jacqueline Dawn Harrison v University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust [2017] WECA Civ 792 where the Court of Appeal found…
Proportionality and budget comparisons
Budgets were once again considered in the case of Red and White Services Ltd v Phil Anslow Ltd & Anor [2018] EWHC 1699 (Ch). This was a competitions claim about a…
Proportionality – a flurry of cases
Proportionality is a hot topic in the legal costs world at the moment and in the last 4 months there has been a flurry of cases from the Senior Courts…