Follow up of A (A Patient), Re (No 1) [2016] EWCOP 38 where the President authorises publication of the previous judgment.
Read the full text of the judgment on Bailii Substantial costs order made against the P's nephew who:
"...has been unrelentingly pertinacious in pursuit of what he believes to be his aunt's best interests [and where] his pursuit of that laudable endeavour has become obsessive and his desire to litigate (most of the time as a litigant in person) and to correspond with all and sundry has become compulsive. This obsessive compulsion is marked by the very large number of applications which [the nephew] has sought to make to the Court of Protection (at least 23) and by the enormous number of emails with which he has bombarded all and sundry since 2013." Read the full text of the judgment on Bailii The Office of the Public Guardian, Ministry of Justice, HM Courts & Tribunals Service and Senior Courts Costs Office have issued fresh guidance on how professional deputies should submit estimates of costs and bills for assessment, and to explain what can be claimed for in general management bills.
It details how the Office of the Public Guardian and the Senior Courts Costs Office will work together to make sure deputies act in the client’s best interest and comply with the Court of Protection’s directions. The guidance contains:
You can download the full document here. After the applicant made an application for costs, the court ruled that departure from the rule 'no order as to costs' was not justified in this case.
Read the full text of the judgment on Bailii LA was pursuing costs against the parents of the P in relation to the appointment of 5 experts, the mother having been removed as deputy. The parents counter sued for costs and wasted costs. The parents were ordered to pay one third of the costs of the 2 jointly instructed experts.
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