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s 20: costs, compensation and the Legal Aid Agency

Paramount ConsiderationsBy Jacqui Gilliatt March 17, 2016 1 Comment

I am reliably informed that a court has in one case dealt with the issue of making a compensation payment to a parent whose child had been accommodated under s 20 for a long time without proper consent being obtained. The court has made both a costs order against the local authority and an award…

Litigants in Person & Bundles

Bloody Relations, Paramount ConsiderationsBy Jacqui Gilliatt March 10, 2016 2 Comments

I came across a curious issue the other day. A solicitor representing the other side informed a litigant in person that under the rules, because he was unrepresented (he was by me, but by Direct Access), the solicitor was obliged to produce the bundle for the case (about contact). The rule says: Responsibility for…

Judgment transcripts: costs & other issues

Paramount ConsiderationsBy Jacqui Gilliatt March 9, 2016 1 Comment

I am grateful to Nicola Jones-King of McMillan Williams & Jerry Bull of Atkins Hope who have provided the following thoughts on legal aid paying for judgment transcripts. The Legal Aid Agency’s position is that it will only cover a shared cost of transcript where it is needed to progress the case, and/or the reason…

s 20: costs, compensation and the Legal Aid Agency

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Judgment transcripts: costs & other issues

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