Disproportionate Costs in Litigation: CPR 44     Contact Us Today Your Name Email Address Phone number Company Name Message Sign up to our newsletter Sign up to our newsletter I give consent to be added to your newsletter Consent Consent If ARC Costs cannot assist, I give consent to ARC Costs to process the above data and pass it onto a solicitor who will contact me in relation to my case. Submit The concept of disproportionate costs in litigation is addressed under Civil Procedure Rule (CPR) 44. This rule is part of the framework that governs how costs are handled in civil l ..read more

Guideline Hourly Rates 2024- An Update     Contact Us Today Your Name Email Address Phone number Company Name Message Sign up to our newsletter Sign up to our newsletter I give consent to be added to your newsletter Consent Consent If ARC Costs cannot assist, I give consent to ARC Costs to process the above data and pass it onto a solicitor who will contact me in relation to my case. Submit It was announced by Master of the Rolls, Sir Geoffrey Vos in December 2023 that the 2021 guideline hourly rates would be uplifted from 1st January 2024. This came following the recommendat ..read more

Practice Direction 28A Family Procedure Rules: Costs     Contact Us Today Your Name Email Address Phone number Company Name Message Sign up to our newsletter Sign up to our newsletter I give consent to be added to your newsletter Consent Consent If ARC Costs cannot assist, I give consent to ARC Costs to process the above data and pass it onto a solicitor who will contact me in relation to my case. Submit Practice Direction 28A (PD 28A) is a specific set of guidelines that forms part of the Family Procedure Rules 2010 in England and Wales. This direction deals with costs in fi ..read more

Hugh Grant Phone Hacking Case- The Part 36 Risk     Contact Us Today Your Name Email Address Phone number Company Name Message Sign up to our newsletter Sign up to our newsletter I give consent to be added to your newsletter Consent Consent If ARC Costs cannot assist, I give consent to ARC Costs to process the above data and pass it onto a solicitor who will contact me in relation to my case. Submit Hugh Grant phone hacking case British actor, Hugh Grant recently settled a High Court claim against The Sun newspaper publisher News Group Newspapers (NGN). Grant settled after bei ..read more

Financial Remedy Proceedings Costs – Who Pays?     Contact Us Today Your Name Email Address Phone number Company Name Message Sign up to our newsletter Sign up to our newsletter I give consent to be added to your newsletter Consent Consent If ARC Costs cannot assist, I give consent to ARC Costs to process the above data and pass it onto a solicitor who will contact me in relation to my case. Submit Financial remedy proceedings in England and Wales refer to the legal processes used to resolve financial disputes between parties during or after the dissolution of a marriage or c ..read more

Legal Aid Agency High Costs Case Plan: Case Study     Contact Us Today Your Name Email Address Phone number Company Name Message Sign up to our newsletter Sign up to our newsletter I give consent to be added to your newsletter Consent Consent If ARC Costs cannot assist, I give consent to ARC Costs to process the above data and pass it onto a solicitor who will contact me in relation to my case. Submit ARC Costs recently assisted on a Legal Aid Agency High Costs Case Plan where the total claimed costs exceeded £114,197.36+VAT. What is a Legal Aid Agency High Costs Case Plan ..read more

CCMS Training – Our Guidance on Legal Aid Costs Recovery   Contact Us Today Your Name Email Address Phone number Company Name Message Sign up to our newsletter Sign up to our newsletter I give consent to be added to your newsletter Submit What is the CCMS? CCMS stands for the Client and Costs Management System and was introduced by the Legal Aid Agency (LAA). The system enables legal aid providers to manage and oversee their application to the LAA in England and Wales. Fee earners, Costs Draftsmen, Costs Lawyers, legal aid providers, and other agents assigned to handle legal aid ca ..read more

Family Advocacy Scheme: Legal Aid Costs   Contact Us Today Your Name Email Address Phone number Company Name Message Sign up to our newsletter Sign up to our newsletter I give consent to be added to your newsletter Consent Consent If ARC Costs cannot assist, I give consent to ARC Costs to process the above data and pass it onto a solicitor who will contact me in relation to my case. Submit What is the Family Advocacy Scheme?   The Family Advocacy Scheme (FAS) in England and Wales is a framework designed to remunerate solicitors and barristers who represent clients in mainstrea ..read more

Family Procedure Rules Costs: Recovery and Negotiations   Contact Us Today Your Name Email Address Phone number Company Name Message Sign up to our newsletter Sign up to our newsletter I give consent to be added to your newsletter Consent Consent If ARC Costs cannot assist, I give consent to ARC Costs to process the above data and pass it onto a solicitor who will contact me in relation to my case. Submit What are the Family Procedure Rules? The Family Procedure Rules (FPR) govern the procedures used in family courts in England and Wales. They were introduced by Statutory Instrumen ..read more

Challenging Legal Costs: 80% Deduction on Bill of Costs   Contact Us Today Your Name Email Address Phone number Company Name Message Sign up to our newsletter Sign up to our newsletter I give consent to be added to your newsletter Consent Consent If ARC Costs cannot assist, I give consent to ARC Costs to process the above data and pass it onto a solicitor who will contact me in relation to my case. Submit ARC Costs were recently instructed on an inter partes costs case. Our team were successful in challenging legal costs and obtained an 80% reduction on a bill of costs. Facts of t ..read more