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12 July 2023
Issue: 8033 / Categories: Legal News , Procedure & practice , In Court
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SCCO Guide updated

A new edition of the Senior Court Costs Office (SCCO) Guide 2023 has been released, with a plethora of updates and additions

It updates guidance on entitlement to interest on costs, updates guidance on final costs certificates and completing the bill of costs, and provides additional guidance on witness evidence filed in support of applications made in detailed assessment proceedings.

It also amends guidance on solicitor and client costs assessments, updates guidance in respect of costs in Court of Protection cases, and adds Precedent R, Precedent T and standard orders for assessments. Find it here.

Issue: 8033 / Categories: Legal News , Procedure & practice , In Court
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes

NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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