Form H Estimate of costs and guidance notes
The Form H is not usually relevant when considering costs orders - it is more a case management tool.
The Form H is relatively straightforward in as much as the profit costs (professional fees of a solicitor), disbursements (court fees, valuation fees and any other fees other than..) and counsels (barrister's) fees are separate. All figures shown should be inclusive of VAT.
The first section of the form is for pre issue. These are the costs that are incurred before one of the parties issues the Form A application.
The second section is costs after issue of the Form A up to and including the FDR hearing (and any 2nd, 3rd, 4th etc. FDRs). This section will include the court fee if you are the applicant.
The pre and post issue sections are sub-divided for previous and current solicitors. This is based on the assumption that your second or subsequent solicitor is completing the form. If you are a litigant in person put the figures in the previous solicitor section.
Whenever you complete a Form H you should put the estimated costs that you will incur in attending the hearing for which the Form H is being prepared. Being litigant in person there will be no further costs unless you are using a barrister or solicitor on an agreed fee.
Finally, there are two columns for publicly funded (on the left) and indemnity (private) costs (on the right). You should complete the column on the right unless you have received public funding at any stage in which case start a thread in the forums for guidance as you will need a mix of the two.
The Form H is relatively straightforward in as much as the profit costs (professional fees of a solicitor), disbursements (court fees, valuation fees and any other fees other than..) and counsels (barrister's) fees are separate. All figures shown should be inclusive of VAT.
The first section of the form is for pre issue. These are the costs that are incurred before one of the parties issues the Form A application.
The second section is costs after issue of the Form A up to and including the FDR hearing (and any 2nd, 3rd, 4th etc. FDRs). This section will include the court fee if you are the applicant.
The pre and post issue sections are sub-divided for previous and current solicitors. This is based on the assumption that your second or subsequent solicitor is completing the form. If you are a litigant in person put the figures in the previous solicitor section.
Whenever you complete a Form H you should put the estimated costs that you will incur in attending the hearing for which the Form H is being prepared. Being litigant in person there will be no further costs unless you are using a barrister or solicitor on an agreed fee.
Finally, there are two columns for publicly funded (on the left) and indemnity (private) costs (on the right). You should complete the column on the right unless you have received public funding at any stage in which case start a thread in the forums for guidance as you will need a mix of the two.
