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Posted on June 29, 2016

Philpott – Is it reasonable to claim for updating accounts ledgers?

It is common knowledge that the SCCO refer to certain case law when assessing Bills of Costs in Court of Protection matters. Although the Costs Officers assess your incurred costs…

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Posted on June 17, 2016December 8, 2020

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’. …

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Posted on June 9, 2015December 8, 2020

How Valuable is the Protected Party’s Estate?

The proportionality test is being applied to Court of Protection matters. In our experience the Senior Courts Costs Office (SCCO) are adopting a harsher stance on assessment and in light…

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Posted on April 21, 2015

The Future of Guideline Hourly Rates and the Extension of Fixed Fees

It has been announced that the SCCO Guideline Hourly Rates (GHR) are to be frozen at the 2010 levels indefinitely after the Master of Rolls decided that the evidence required…

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Posted on December 2, 2014December 8, 2020

The Perfect Court of Protection Lawyer – Help You Help Yourself

As a result of the SCCO Guideline Hourly Rates, some lawyers find it frustrating that they can only recover limited costs, as opposed to other fields of law, whereby they…

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