March 11, 2022

When is a Deputy Entitled to Have a Bill of Costs Assessed by the Senior Courts Costs Office?

Professional Deputies are entitled to take costs for the work that they have carried out throughout a management year. This must be completed in accordance with the rules set by…

March 6, 2019October 13, 2020

Hourly Rates – How far can you depart from the Guideline Hourly Rates?

The case of Sir Philip Green & Ors v Telegraph Media Group Limited [2019] EWHC 96 (QB) Background This matter revolved around the Claimant and two companies seeking an injunction…

February 26, 2016October 12, 2020

Raising the Bar: how guideline hourly rates limit access to justice

In a statement dated 17 April 2015, Master of the Rolls the Rt Hon Lord Dyson said that the Guideline Hourly Rates (‘GHRs’) form ‘…an integral part of the process…