The snappily named Court of Protection, Civil Proceedings and Magistrates’ Courts Fees (Amendment) Order 2018, coming into force on 25 July, will reduce the fees for applications from £400 to £385, and for appeals from £400 to £320.
The reduction to these fees follows, according to Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Justice Lucy Frazer QC MP “a thorough and detailed review undertaken by officials in the Ministry of Justice into the cost of these proceedings. Our review has identified a number of cases where the fees charged were above full cost recovery levels.” It is not clear at this stage whether those who have been charged the higher sums in the CoP will also benefit from the refund scheme that is being applied in relation to excess fees identified in other areas.
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