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CPR 26: Legal Costs and Track Allocation
CPR 26: Legal Costs and Track Allocation Part 26.1 of the Civil Procedure Rules caters for the circumstances in which defended cases may be sent from one County Court hearing Centre or Court Office to another. It also sets out the general rules for the allocation of...
Civil Finance Electronic Handbook
Civil Finance Electronic Handbook The Civil Finance Electronic Handbook (CFE Handbook) was revised in 2020 to reflect updated guidance as a result of the transfer of the Court assessed claims process to the Legal Aid Agency, and changes in relation to payments on...
Senior Courts Costs Office Guide 2021
Senior Courts Costs Office Guide 2021 What is the Senior Courts Costs Office Guide? The SCCO guide provides guidance in relation to the implementation of the Civil Procedure Rules for legal costs. A new guide was released in January 2021 to replace the 2018 version,...
Milbrooke Construction Ltd v Jones – Recovery of Costs of Detailed Assessment
Milbrooke Construction Ltd v Jones - Recovery of Costs of Detailed Assessment How the Dominos fall: the Question of Whether a Large Reduction to a Bill Necessitates a Large Reduction to the Costs of Assessment In Milbrooke Construction Ltd v Jones [2021] EWHC B20...
Legal Aid Bill of Costs: Legal Costs Recovery
Legal Aid Bill of Costs: Legal Costs RecoveryLegal aid facilitates access to justice by helping cover the cost of legal advice, mediation and legal representation in Court for persons who are unable to afford legal fees. Legal aid is only given to litigants in civil...
Should I Accept a Part 36 Offer?
Should I Accept a Part 36 Offer? And What are the Costs Consequences? What is a Part 36 Offer? Part 36 offers are made under Part 36 of the Civil Procedure Rules and can be made as an offer to settle all or part of a claim. Put simply, this type of offer...