Civil Way: 17 September 2021

THE BILL

Race is on The threatened court fee hikes will happen with a pinch of ‘remodelling’. But on what date? Early Autumn, they said. I consulted on when that season begins and the majority view which I accepted was 22 September 2021. True to their word, the Court Fees (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2021 (SI 2021/985) which does the damage will come into force on 30 September 2021. So you had better get your skates on to save, for example, £43 on an application for divorce, nullity or civil partnership dissolution, £20 on a civil application notice (£8 where by consent) and £85 on a multi-track trial fee (and with no transitional relief on that one or elsewhere). Although court fees have nothing to do with the judiciary, the county court at Central London poked its nose in at consultation as did a respondent called Min. There’s a sweet pill with the raising