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Defamation Costs: Recovery and Negotiation of Costs in Publication and Privacy Cases
Defamation Costs: Recovery and Negotiation of Costs in Defamation and Privacy Cases A claim for defamation can be brought if you have been the victim of the publication of a false statement. In defamation matters, the Claimant is likely to have been severely affected...
Increase in Court Fees for the First Time in Five Years
Increase in Court Fees for the First Time in Five Years Following a public consultation on ‘increasing selected Court fees and help with fees income thresholds by inflation’, the Court Fees Order statutory instrument will come into force on 30 September 2021....
QOCS Case Law – Enforcement of Adverse Costs Orders – Ho v Adelkun
QOCS Case Law – Enforcement of Adverse Costs - Ho (Respondent) v Adelekun (Appellant) [2021] UKSC 43 What is QOCS? The costs protection afforded under Qualified One-Way Costs Shifting (QOCS) applies for post April 2013 onwards cases which feature personal...
EHCP Tribunal Costs: Education, Health and Care Plan
EHCP Tribunal Costs: Education, Health and Care Plan What is the Education, Health and Care Plan Tribunal? The EHCP Tribunal handles appeals in respect of cases that involved a local authority or county council’s decision on special educational needs. These types of...
Unless Order: Unless Orders in Relation to Costs
Unless Order: Unless Orders in Relation to CostsWhat is an Unless Order? Unless Orders are made by the Court and provide specific instructions which one party must follow to prevent sanctions, such as the striking out of a claim, from being applied. Such an...
Unfair Dismissal Tribunal Costs: Recovery and Negotiation
Unfair Dismissal Tribunal Costs: Recovery and NegotiationUnfair Dismissal Tribunal Costs can arise following the making of an unfair dismissal claim against your previous employer. Though you do not have to pay fees for bringing such a claim in the Employment...