THE SENIOR COURTS COSTS OFFICE GUIDE 2018

Guideline Hourly Rates

Detailed Assessment Fees

Original SCCO Guide

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Agreed costs certificate

Applications in detailed assessment proceedings: Agreed costs certificates

Setting aside a default costs certificate

Applying to set aside a default costs certificate: Orders and directions on set aside applications

non professional deputy

Court of Protection case: Non-professional deputies

hearings outside London

Detailed assessment hearings: Hearings outside London

Entitlement to costs: Bases of assessment

default costs certificate

Obtaining a default costs certificate: When and how to apply

Orders: The slip rule

Change of legal representative

Applications in detailed assessment proceedings: Change of legal representative

Appeals from costs judges: Routes of appeal

documentation on appeals

Appeals from costs officers: Documentation on appeals

Criminal fees appeals: Appeals on paper only

Solicitor and client assessments: The costs of the assessment

Application concerning delay in commencing detailed assessment proceedings or in requesting a detailed assessment hearing: Sanction for delay in commencing detailed assessment proceedings

Entitlement to costs: The meaning of “costs”

Entitlement to costs: VAT

Appeals from costs judges: Conduct of the appeal

commencing the application

Solicitor and client assessments: Commencing the application

dividing bill into separate parts

Form and layout of paper bills: Dividing bills of costs into separate parts

deciding whether to apply for a waster costs order

Applications concerning misconduct or wasted costs: Deciding whether to make a wasted costs order

Entitlement to costs: Costs where money is payable by or to a child or protected party

Entitlement to costs: Costs where money is payable by or to a child or protected party

Entitlement to costs: Costs of trustees and personal representatives

duty to notify client

Entitlement to costs: Duty to notify clients of adverse costs orders

time for payment

Court fees: Time for payment

delay in requesting a detailed assessment hearing

Application concerning delay in commencing detailed assessment proceedings or in requesting a detailed assessment hearing: Sanction for delay in requesting a detailed assessment hearing

Entitlement to costs: The indemnity principle

default costs certificate

Obtaining a default costs certificate: Form of default costs certificate

time limit to appeal

Appeals from costs officers: Time limits for appeals

Applying to set aside a default costs certificate

Applying to set aside a default costs certificate: Application by receiving party

Obtaining a payment on account or an interim costs certificate: Form of interim costs certificate

Applications in detailed assessment proceedings: Stay of detailed assessment proceedings

Litigants in person - Calculation of charges for time spent by a litigant in person preparing the case

Litigants in Person: Calculation of charges for time spent by a litigant in person preparing the case

London County Courts

Requests for a detailed assessment hearing: Detailed assessment by the SCCO of the costs of proceedings in the County Court in London

Provisional assessment generally

Provisional assessment of bills not exceeding £75,000: Provisional assessment generally

lodging papers for appeal

Criminal fees appeals: Lodging of documents in support of appeal

notice of appeal

Criminal fees appeals: The Notice of Appeal

permission granted

Appeals from costs officers: Seeking permission to appeal

costs only proceedings

Costs only proceedings: Introduction

Costs of detailed assessment proceedings

Costs of detailed assessment proceedings: Entitlement

mortgagee costs

Entitlement to costs: Mortgagees’ costs

obtaining the order for costs

Costs only proceedings: Obtaining the order for costs

Costs management orders and costs capping orders: Effect upon subsequent assessment of costs where a CMO has been made

Entitlement to costs: Liability to pay costs

Criminal fees appeals: Procedure subsequent to the appeal

Where costs are agreed

Commencement of detailed assessment proceedings: Procedure where costs are agreed

solicitor and client

Solicitor and client assessments: Introduction

Entitlement to costs: Costs in family proceedings

Duty to inform counsel

Legal Aid cases: Duty to inform counsel

supplementary grounds of appeal

Criminal fees appeals: Supplementary grounds of appeal

Costs payable by a party as well as the LAA

Legal Aid cases: Costs payable by another person as well as out of the legal aid fund

Legal Aid cases: Introduction

multi-handed appeals

Criminal fees appeals: Multi-handed appeals

Costs management orders and costs capping orders: Costs capping orders

Final costs certificates: Enforcement of certificate

completing the bill of costs

Final costs certificates: Completing the bill of costs

Obtaining a payment on account or an interim costs certificate: Agreement

Appeals from costs judges: Time limits for appeals

default costs certificate

Obtaining a default costs certificate: Effect of a default costs certificate

offer in detailed assessment proceedings

Costs of detailed assessment proceedings: Offers to settle

Form and layout of paper bills: Model forms of paper bills of costs

Entitlement to costs: Methods of assessment of costs

Entitlement to costs: Methods of assessment of costs

Group listing - Procedure

Group listing: Procedure

bill of costs - essential ingredients

Form and layout of paper bills: Essential ingredients

Costs of sale of a property

Court of Protection cases: Costs of sale or purchase of property

Group listing: Cases eligible for Group Listing

Provisional assessment of bills not exceeding £75,000: Procedure if a party wishes to challenge any aspect of the provisional assessment

Examples of the types of applications which may be made

Applications in detailed assessment proceedings: Examples of the types of applications which may be made

Litigants in person - Calculation of disbursements

Litigants in person: Calculation of disbursements

remuneration from estate

Court of Protection cases: Remuneration of a deputy, donee or attorney

grounds of appeal

Criminal fees appeals: The grounds of appeal

detailed assessment hearing

Detailed assessment hearings: The conduct of the hearing

acceptance of part 36 offer

Entitlement to costs: Costs following acceptance of an offer to settle

Litigants in person - Costs recoverable by litigants in person

Litigants in Person: Costs recoverable by litigants in person

documentation on appeals

Appeals from costs judges: Documentation on appeals

Costs management orders and costs capping orders: Effect upon subsequent assessment of costs where no CMO has been made

Lodging electronic documents

Lodging and removing documents for hearings: Obtaining electronic documents from other courts

Removing papers

Lodging and removing documents for hearings: Removing supporting papers

procedural steps

Applications concerning misconduct or wasted costs: Procedural steps on applications for a wasted costs order

Entitlement to costs: Costs following allocation and reallocation

Lodging supporting electronic documents

Lodging and removing documents for hearings: Lodging supporting electronic documents

Interest on costs: Effect on final costs certificates

Interest on costs: Effect on final costs certificates

duty to lodge documents

Production of confidential documents in detailed assessment hearings: Receiving party’s duty to lodge documents

Requesting a provisional assessment

Provisional assessment of bills not exceeding £75,000: Requesting an assessment

Court of Protection cases: Agreed costs

Court of Protection cases: Agreed costs

Criminal fees appeals: Appeals by telephone or video link

Obtaining a default costs certificate: Cases in which the default costs certificate procedure does not apply

orders for costs

Court of Protection cases: Orders and directions as to costs

Documents to accompany N252

Commencement of detailed assessment proceedings: Documents to accompany the notice of commencement

Litigants in person - Procedure on detailed assessment

Litigants in Person: Procedure on detailed assessment

Points of dispute and reply: Time limit for replies and their format

Form and content of Points of Dispute

Points of dispute and reply: Form and contents of points of dispute

Solicitor and client assessments: The hearing of the application

When to apply for interim costs

Obtaining a payment on account or an interim costs certificate: When to apply

electronic bill of costs

The electronic bill: Form and procedure

copies from the court file

Supplying copies from the SCCO court file: The supply of copies to parties to the proceedings

Form-N244-Aplication-Notice

Applications in detailed assessment proceedings: Applications generally

Lodging and removing documents for hearings: Lodging supporting papers

Where proceedings concern P’s property and affairs

Court of Protection cases: Where proceedings concern P’s property and affairs

Court fees: Fee for transcripts

Procedure where costs are payable by another person as well as out of the legal aid fund

Legal Aid cases: Procedure where costs are payable by another person as well as out of the legal aid fund

Orders: Applications for amendment

Final costs certificates: Failure to file completed bill of costs

costs of provisional assessment

Costs of detailed assessment proceedings: Provisional assessments

Costs of detailed assessment proceedings: Where an offer to settle is accepted

Dividing each part into separate items

Form and layout of paper bills: Dividing each part into separate items

Precedent S Structure

The electronic bill: The structure of Precedent S

transfer of papers

Lodging and removing documents for hearings: Obtaining papers from other courts

Removing supporting electonic documents

Lodging and removing documents for hearings: Removing supporting electronic documents

costs after P's death

Court of Protection cases: Costs following P’s death

SCCO Group Listing

Group listing: Listing

Allocation to a Costs Judge

Requests for a detailed assessment hearing: Allocation to a costs officer or costs judge

evidence in support of applications

Applications in detailed assessment proceedings: Evidence in support of applications

Entitlement to costs: Some special cases

Court fees: Appeal fee

other applications

Applications in detailed assessment proceedings: Other applications

costs management

Costs management orders and costs capping orders: Cases to which the costs management rules apply

Costs of detailed assessment proceedings: Where an offer to settle is not accepted

Applications in detailed assessment proceedings: Stay of enforcement of costs certificates

decisions made at the hearing

Detailed assessment hearings: The decisions made at the hearing

points of dispute and consequence of not serving

Points of dispute and reply: Time for points of dispute and consequences of not serving

appeal from costs officers

Appeals from costs officers: Route of appeal

Earliest time for commencing detailed assessment proceedings

Commencement of detailed assessment proceedings: Earliest time for commencement

Legal aid cases: Costs appeals

Final costs certificates: Effect of final costs certificate

Final costs certificates: Effect of final costs certificate

Final costs certificates: Order to stay enforcement

Applications concerning misconduct or wasted costs: Principles on which wasted costs orders are made

Criminal fees appeals: Appeals by the same advocate

Court of Protection cases: Bill format

Court of Protection cases: Bill format

Costs of detailed assessment proceedings

Legal Aid cases: Costs of detailed assessment proceedings

Latest time for commencing detailed assessment proceedings

Commencement of detailed assessment proceedings: Latest time for commencement

Entitlement to costs: Costs in relation to pre-commencement disclosure and orders for disclosure against a non-party

non party costs order

Entitlement to costs: Costs orders in favour of or against non-parties

Costs of detailed assessment proceedings: Fixed costs

permission required

Appeals from costs judges: Seeking permission to appeal

setting aside a default costs certificate

Applying to set aside a default costs certificate: Application by paying party

Legal Aid cases: Completing the bill and the legal aid assessment certificate

Legal Aid cases: Completing the bill and the legal aid assessment certificate

The electronic bill: Phases, tasks, activities, standardised time recording and spreadsheets

Court fees: Fee for providing copies

interim payment in COP cases

Court of Protection cases: Payments on account

Criminal fees appeals: Time limits

After the provisional assessment

Provisional assessment of bills not exceeding £75,000: After the provisional assessment

Agreement of between the parties costs

Legal aid cases: Agreement of between the parties costs

electronic version of paper bill

Form and layout of paper bills: Electronic copies of paper bills

Requests for a detailed assessment hearing: Fixing the date for the detailed assessment hearing

authorities to assess

Court of Protection cases: Authorities to assess costs

Costs only proceedings: The application under CPR Part 8

group litigation

Entitlement to costs: Group litigation orders

Court fees: Exemptions

Entitlement to costs: Costs in small claims

Entitlement to costs: Costs in small claims

Legal_Aid_Agency

The electronic bill: Legal aid

Costs only proceedings: Conducting the detailed assessment proceedings

Group listing: Vacating and adjourning hearings

Court of Protection cases: Fixed costs

Court of Protection cases: Fixed costs

Commencing a detailed assessment

Court of Protection cases: Commencing a detailed assessment

conduct of appeal

Appeals from costs officers: Conduct of the appeal

Entitlement to costs: Qualified one-way costs shifting (“QOCS”)

practice direction

Criminal fees appeals: The Criminal Costs Practice Direction

Legal Aid cases: Costs payable only out of the legal aid fund

court's power to order disclosure of documents

Production of confidential documents in detailed assessment hearings: Court’s power to order production of documents

Incidence of costs – the general rule

Court of Protection cases: Incidence of costs – the general rule

Legal aid cases: VAT on costs payable out of the legal aid fund

Entitlement to costs: Costs in fast track cases

venue for detailed assessment

Commencement of detailed assessment proceedings: Venue for detailed assessment proceedings

Criminal fees appeals: The hearing of an appeal

Entitlement to costs: Success fees and insurance premiums

Criminal fees appeals: Further appeal

Interest on costs: Entitlement to interest on costs

copies from the scco file

Supplying copies from the SCCO court file: The supply of copies to persons who are not parties to the proceedings

Requests for a detailed assessment hearing: Forms of request

Requests for a detailed assessment hearing: Forms of request

Applications concerning misconduct or wasted costs: Personal liability of legal representatives for costs – wasted costs orders

Form and layout of paper bills: Certificates

court of protection

Court of Protection cases: Introduction

time for compliance

Entitlement to costs: Time for complying with orders for costs

Know Your Rights

Solicitor and client assessments: Detailed assessment as of right or on terms

Entitlement to costs: Orders which the court may make

Criminal fees appeals: Divisional court/administrative court central funds assessments

Minimising the expense of production

Production of confidential documents in detailed assessment hearings: Avoiding or minimising the expense and delay of production

Relevance of costs budget

Detailed assessment hearings: Relevance of costs budgets

Solicitor and client assessments: The forms to use

Costs of detailed assessment proceedings: Open offer with points of dispute

Applications concerning misconduct or wasted costs: Misconduct by litigants or legal representatives

The electronic bill: The Jackson Report and Precedent S

Documents to accompany

Requests for a detailed assessment hearing: Documents to accompany the request

Obtaining a payment on account or an interim costs certificate: Time for payment and enforcement

Criminal fees appeals: Introduction