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Planning Court Costs: Practice Direction 54D
Planning Court Costs: Practice Direction 54D What is the Planning Court? The Planning Court is a specialist Court within the Queen's Bench Division based at the Royal Courts of Justice, part of the Administrative Court. The planning Court deals mainly...
CPR 46.1- Costs of Pre-Action Disclosure Applications
CPR 46.1 - Costs of Pre-Action Disclosure Applications What is a Pre-Action Disclosure Application? A potential Claimant or Applicant may make a Pre-Action Disclosure Application to the Court under CPR 31.16, prior to issuing Court proceedings in order...
Practice Direction 52C: Costs of an Appeal
Practice Direction 52C: Costs of an Appeal Appeals to the Court of Appeal The Court of Appeal deals with complex cases arising from appeals in cases from both the Upper Tribunals and Civil Courts. If a First Tier Tribunal decision cannot be agreed...
Costs ADR: Civil Mediation and Costs Mediation
Costs ADR: Civil Mediation and Costs Mediation What is ADR? Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is a method of resolving a dispute without the need for the matter to proceed to a Court hearing. Although ADR is not compulsory, it is heavily...
Prosecution Costs: Costs Order Against an Offender
Prosecution Costs: Costs Order Against an Offender Under Section 18 of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 , the Access to Justice Act 1999 and the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 and in regulations made under those Acts...
Protection from Harassment Act 1997: Civil Claims Costs Recovery
Protection from Harassment Act 1997: Civil Claims Costs Recovery What is the Protection from Harassment Act 1997? The Protection from Harassment Act 1997 was legislated to protect individuals from conduct which amounts to harassment, as harassment is a...