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23rd November 2002

Jamie Walker – November 2002

Discharging invoices etc: On appeal Master O’Hare considered the matter of routine letters which merely discharged invoices and which initially had been disallowed by the Costs Officer. Master O’Hare concluded that these should be allowed a 3 minute unit.

Tina Jayne Cloughton – November 1999

Delegation: Master O’Hare stated that a Deputy should wherever possible delegate appropriate tasks to more junior colleagues as delegation is entirely reasonable and would reduce costs. However, he also directed that the Deputy must be ensure that duplicate work is not carried out as result of the delegation.

Garylee Grimsley – December 1998

Attendances by Two or More Fee Earners: On Appeal, Master O’Hare disallowed in accordance with R –v- Legal Aid Board Ex Parte Bruce (1991) which stated: “Solicitors are not to be expected to carry knowledge of all the law in their heads… if the problem is outside the scope of their experience they will wish to discuss… Continue reading