Tag

Costs

Recommendations related to costs

4 recommendations 25% accepted

Tag overview

Government Response
Accepted in Part (1)
Not Accepted (3)
Recommendations in This Theme

recommendation across 2 inquiries

Across 2 inquiries

Tagged Recommendations

4 total
ETI-4 Accepted in Part Edinburgh Tram Inquiry

Inquiry Cost Transparency

When reporting public inquiry costs, Scottish Ministers should disclose net costs to the public purse, excluding previously-incurred accommodation and staffing expenses, alongside total departmental account costs.

- In November 2023, the Scottish Government stated that guidance similar to that suggested was already in development (Transport Secretary Statement on Edinburgh Tram Inquiry …
Scottish Government
L26 Not Accepted Leveson Inquiry

Arbitration and Costs

It should be open any subscriber to a recognised regulatory body to rely on the fact of such membership and on the opportunity it provides for the claimant to use …

- Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 would have allowed courts to consider regulatory membership when awarding costs in privacy and defamation …
UK Government
L73 Not Accepted Leveson Inquiry

Civil Procedure Rules on Costs

The Civil Procedure Rules should be amended to require the court, when considering the appropriate order for costs at the conclusion of proceedings, to take into account the availability of …

- Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 was enacted to provide costs protections linked to membership of a recognised press regulator and …
UK Government
L74 Not Accepted Leveson Inquiry

Qualified One Way Costs Shifting

In the absence of the provision of an approved mechanism for dispute resolution, available through an independent regulator without cost to the complainant, together with an adjustment to the Civil …

- This recommendation proposed enhanced legal aid or a cost-shifting mechanism for individuals bringing claims against publishers, in the absence of a recognised regulatory arbitration …
UK Government