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EX160A – Will You be Penalised for Failing to Apply for a Remission?
EX160A Court Fee Remission Guidance Will You be Penalised for Failing to Apply for a Court Fee Remission Under the EX160A Guidance? What is the EX160A? The EX160A court and tribunal fees guidance provides details on completing the EX160 form, and in...
Relief from Sanctions When a Cost Budget Deadline Has Been Missed
BMCE Bank International Plc v Phoenix Commodities: Relief from Sanctions When a Cost Budget Deadline Has Been Missed When Should a Costs Budget be Filed? Both the Claimant's and Defendant's Solicitors must file a Cost Budget at Court. The Budget should include...
Notice of Commencement – Detailed Assessment of Costs
Notice of Commencement (N252) Commencing Detailed Assessment ProceedingsWhat is a Notice of Commencement? Detailed assessment proceedings can be commenced in the event that an agreement has not been made with a paying party following the award of costs in any Court...
Application for Interim Payment on Account of Costs – Have Recent Developments Helped our Understanding of When to Make Interim Costs Applications?
An Application for Interim Payment on Account of Costs: How Has Recent Case Law Developed the Ability to Obtain an Interim Payment on Account of Costs? What is an Application for Interim Payment on Account of Costs? On the successful conclusion of a claim, the...
EX160 Court Fee Remissions -Recovering Court Fees when the Client was Eligible for a Remission
EX160 Court Fee Remission: Recovering Court Fees when the Client was Eligible for a RemissionIn the recent case Stoney V Allianz Insurance PLC, the recovery of Court Fees was contested on the basis that the Claimant could have been eligible for an EX160 Court fee...
Proportionality: Where are we up to Now?
Proportionality: Where are we up to Now?Introduction West v Stockport NHS Foundation Trust & Demouilpied v Stockport NHS Foundation Trust [2019] EWCA Civ 1220 has hit the headlines recently in respect of ATE premiums, but it also sets out some very interesting...