It is an amending order that will update the level of the expenses a successful party can recover in a civil action, and ensure the regulated sums recovered do keep pace with the changes evident in the published inflation indices. As a unit-based charging methodology is being used, that change is achieved by increasing the monetary value that a party can claim per 6-minute unit of work from £18.00 to £22.10.

 In addition, the wording in two existing rules is amended: to reinforce that claims for a reduction of charges in a lower value case will be accepted regardless of whether the scrutiny of that claim takes place by way of assessment or taxation; and to make it clearer to party litigants that court fees can be recovered as an outlay. 

Notes for Editors 

1.The taxation rules, as amended, prescribe the level of expenses the court considers to be reasonable for a successful party in a civil case to recover from their opponent.

2.The Act of Sederunt can be viewed online at:   https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2026/238/contents/made 

3. The changes in the CPIH & CPI inflation indices can be viewed online at:

https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/timeseries/d7bt/mm23

https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/timeseries/l522/mm23