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CPR 47.9: Consequences of Not Serving Points of Dispute in Time
CPR 47.9: Consequences of Not Serving Points of Dispute in TimeCPR 47.9: When are Points of Dispute Due? When involved in legal proceedings, the general rule of thumb is that the winning party can claim their legal costs from the losing party by applying to commence...
CPR 47.8 – Serving a Bill of Costs on Time
CPR 47.8 - The Importance of Serving a Bill of Costs on TimeWhat is Civil Procedure Rule 47? CPR 47 deals with the detailed assessment of costs process, and is the means by which costs can be formally determined by the Court in the event that parties cannot come to an...
CPR 47.15 and the Provisional Assessment Process
CPR 47.15 and the Provisional Assessment ProcessWhat is CPR 47.15? When a Receiving Party is unable to reach agreement of their costs (on a Bill of a value of less than £75,000 in total), then in order to determine the appropriate amount of costs recoverable, the...
Judicial Review Costs Schedule
Judicial Review Costs Schedule Judicial Review proceedings, if successful, can sometimes lead to an inter-partes costs order being made or agreed, for which a Judicial Review costs schedule will need to be drafted and provided to the Paying Party if seeking to agree...
CPR 86: Stakeholder Claims & Costs
CPR 86: Stakeholder Claims & Costs What is a Stakeholder Claim Pursuant to CPR 86? A CPR 86 Stakeholder claim is made when there is a dispute as to some form of property, quite often a sum of money, and the determination of the Court is sought to determine how the...
Solicitors Guideline Hourly Rates 2025
Solicitors Guideline Hourly Rates 2025 How Much Flexibility does the Court Allow? What are the Solicitors Guideline Hourly Rates 2025? Solicitors’ guideline hourly rates have been established for all Solicitors in England and Wales, splitting into National 2 (Outer...