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		<title>Professional Assistance Required</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are currently seeking one or more experienced Costs Draftspersons to assist with our every increasing workload.  Ideally, you will already being be working on your own account or looking for an easier way to set up as a Freelancer with a guaranteed workload and regular monthly payments.
If you are interested, please contact Dave Ellam: 01977 781657 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Excel Template Downloads</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:57:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are delighted to be able to offer Excel templates for purchase for our most commonly used costs forms:

CLS CLAIM1 form &#8211; including multiple pages 4, 5, 6 and automatic calculations, etc &#8211; £50.00 + VAT
CLS CLAIM1A form &#8211; including multiple pages 5, 6, 7 and automatic calculations, etc- £50.00 + VAT
CLS CLAIM2 form &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Revised Charging Structure</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have revised our charging structure as of 2 April 2009 &#8211; please see our new page outlining the structure HERE
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		<title>Application of VAT to Medical Disbursements</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is a letter received from Master Andrew Gordon-Saker, Costs Judge, SCCO:
The Senior Costs Judge is away on official business and he has asked me to respond to your letter dated 21st February.
I do know that Master Hurst has raised section 5 of the Costs Practice Direction with HMRC and is presently awaiting their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) Rules 2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:04:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Orders for costs
10.—(1) The Upper Tribunal may not make an order in respect of costs (or, in Scotland, expenses) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The	Tribunal             Procedure             (First-tier             Tribunal) (Health, Education and Social Care Chamber) Rules 2008</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Orders for costs
10.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Tribunal may make an order in respect of costs only—
(a) under section 29(4) of the 2007 Act (wasted costs); or
(b) if the Tribunal considers that a party or its representative has acted unreasonably in bringing, defending or conducting the proceedings.
(2) The Tribunal may not make an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Unified Contract and the Community Legal Service (Funding) Order 2007 &#8211; Changes relating to Certificates issued on or after 1 October 2007</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:25:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE UNIFIED CONTRACT AND THE COMMUNITY LEGAL SERVICE (FUNDING) ORDER 2007 – CHANGES RELATING TO CERTIFICATES ISSUED ON OR AFTER 1 OCTOBER 2007
 
 
 
1. The cost of preparing a CLAIM1 for proceedings in the Family Proceedings Court now recoverable. Note that previously the cost of preparing the CLAIM1 was excluded for cases in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Guideline Hourly Rates for 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:24:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Guideline Hourly Rates for 2009
 




 


Band A


Band B


Band C


Band D




London 1


402


291


222


136




London 2


312


238


193


124




London 3


(225 – 263)


(169-225)


168


124




 


 


 


 


 




National 1


213


189


158


116




National 2/3


198


174


144


109




 
The rates for London 3, Bands A and B are represented as ranges following the format of the Guide to The Summary Assessment of Costs. These ranges go some way towards [...]]]></description>
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