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High Cost Case Plan: Case Study
High Cost Case Plan: Case Study The team at ARC Costs regularly assist in the drafting of High Cost Case Plans (HCCP) for Legal Aid cases. What is a High Cost Case Plan? High Cost Case Plans are used within Very High Costs Cases under the Care Case Fee Scheme...
CPR 3.12: Costs Budgeting in High Value Cases
CPR 3.12: Costs Budgeting in High Value Cases ARC Costs regularly assist in high value costs cases in which the requirement to file a costs budget is often questioned due to conflicting guidance under CPR 3.12 and recent case law. On a recent case, ARC Costs assisted...
Solicitor Guideline Hourly Rates Should be a Starting Point
Solicitor Guideline Hourly Rates Should be a Starting Point Various Claimants v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2023] EWHC 827 (SCCO) In the recent "phone hacking litigation" case of Various Claimants v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2023] EWHC 827 (SCCO), it...
Court Hearing Fee Dispute in a Fixed Costs Matter
Court Hearing Fee Disputes in a Fixed Costs Matter - Case Study ARC Costs recently assisted in a fixed costs dispute, and successfully obtained payment of a Court fee that was in dispute. Are Court Hearing Fees Recoverable under Fixed Costs? Court fees...
How ARC Costs Assisted in the Recovery of Grenfell Inquiry Costs
How ARC Costs Assisted in the Recovery of Grenfell Inquiry Costs Since 2020, ARC Costs has been assisting in the recovery of legal costs relating to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry for a firm participating on the Inquiry panel. On average, we were...
Fixed Costs RTA Case Study: Exemption under 4.5(3) of the Pre-Action Protocol
Fixed Costs RTA Case Study: Exemption under 4.5(3) of the Pre-Action Protocol Case Study: Fixed Costs (RTA) Exemption Under 4.5 (3) of the Pre-Action Protocol for Low Value Personal Injury Claims in Road Traffic Accidents ARC Costs were recently...