Costs Budgets: CPR 3 and PD 3E

Costs Budgets: CPR 3 and PD 3E

PD 3E & CPR 3 – Get Your Costs Budget Right     Part 3 and Practice Direction 3E of the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) deal with costs management and set out the rules for preparation and filing of a budget of legal costs. CPR 3 and PD 3E apply to...
Guideline Hourly Rates: Do We Need an Update?

Guideline Hourly Rates: Do We Need an Update?

Guideline Hourly Rates Do We Need An Update? Introduction Guideline hourly rates are used in many areas in practice and were introduced in the 1990’s. They have since become the main guideline which Judges use when making their summary assessment of costs at the end...
Legal Aid Matters and Inter-Partes Costs Orders

Legal Aid Matters and Inter-Partes Costs Orders

Legal Aid Matters and Inter-Partes Costs Orders What is Legal Aid? Legal aid was introduced to provide free legal advice and to cover legal costs in many civil, family and care cases in England and Wales.  It is used in all areas of law including criminal cases, civil...