High Court reduces Costs Claim with “Extremely High” rates
April 2, 2018
In a recent case before the High Court, a party’s legal costs were reduced after it was ruled that high earners were unnecessarily engaged. The bill amounted to £1.47 million for two sets of proceedings with the hourly rates being found to be “extremely high”. Nine fee earners were involved, six of them with an hourly rate of more than £700, the highest rate being £946. In addition, the amount of work by partners was found to be “disproportionately large”. To read more, please Click Here.
Court denies access to Historic Files
April 2, 2018
In a recent case before the Court, Master Leonard refused to allow historic case documents to be disclosed to a former Client on the basis that it was going beyond the Court’s remit and stressed that the evidence did not show that an unlawful success fee had been charged. To read more, please Click Here.
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March 21, 2018
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Circuit Judge’s Summary Assessment of Costs dismantled by Court of Appeal
March 3, 2018
In a recent case before the Court of Appeal, a Circuit Judge’s summary assessment of costs was criticised as the Judge had not considered whether the money spent was “proportionate or justified”. The Circuit Judge had summarily assessed the costs of committal proceedings at £83,500 after contempt of court was admitted in relation to deletion of material on two USB memory sticks. Gloster LJ then remitted the matter back to Birmingham District Registry for detailed assessment. To read more, please Click Here.
Mother who successfully challenged a Care Order faces £20,000 costs bill
March 3, 2018
In a recent case before the Court of Appeal, it was concluded that Local Authorities should not have to cover legal aid deficiencies. Further details of the case can be found in the link at the end of this article however, in essence, a Mother sought to challenge a placement order which was allowed by the Court of Appeal. The Mother sought her appeal costs however the Court concluded that “it is not possible to say that the local authority has been unreasonable in defending the judge’s decision, it being a decision that was in line with all professional advice and was supported by the children’s guardian”. As a result, no costs order was made. To read more, please Click Here.
