The case of Isah, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] EWCA Civ 268 concerned: “the issue of whether a judge is permitted to order costs to be summarily assessed in a different court by a different judge or whether a summary assessment must be undertaken by the […]
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A new pilot scheme starts on 1 April 2019 for a new Statement of Costs for Summary Assessment. The pilot: Will run from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2021. Applies to all claims, regardless of when “commenced” (presumably meaning when issued), that are subject to summary assessment. The two new forms that have been
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Gordon Exall’s excellent Civil Litigation Brief has a post reporting the decision in Cross v Black Bull (Doncaster) Limited (Sheffield County Court) concerning the appropriate consequences of a party not serving a statement of costs at least 24 hours before a hearing. His Honour Judge Robinson summarised the issue thus: “Miss Buck who did not appear
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