According to minutes of the Civil Procedure Rule Committee’s November meeting, sent out on 8th December, the committee has agreed to amend the time frame for filing and service of costs budgets.

Budgets for a claim worth less than £50,000 will need to be filed with the directions questionnaire, while those for higher-value claims will need to be filed 21 days before the case management conference.

The current requirement is for all budgets to be filed seven days for the CMC.

Don't let the fees for that exercise be yet another drain on your office account. If your Claimant client is on a CFA, our fees for costs budgeting are fully deferred and fully conditional

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