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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...
Land Compensation Act 1961: Compulsory Purchase Orders
Land Compensation Act 1961: Compulsory Purchase Orders What is the Land Compensation Act 1961? The Land Compensation Act 1961 is a consolidation of several Acts of Parliament in relation to compensation for compulsory purchase, most of which was brought...
Financial Remedy Proceedings: Divorce Costs
Financial Remedy Proceedings : Divorce Costs What are Financial Remedy Proceedings? Financial Remedy Proceedings are a process by which you can obtain a Financial Remedy Order. This type of Order can be useful for settling financial matters for divorcing...
Practice Direction 47 (PD47): Detailed Assessment
Practice Direction 47 (PD47) and the Detailed Assessment Procedure What is Practice Direction 47? Practice Direction 47 supplements CPR 47 and sets out the minutiae of how to prepare a Bill of Costs, and also the specifics of the detailed assessment...