Amendments to Costs Budgets

Question 1

What CPR allows amendments to budgets?

Answer 1

CPR 3.15A

Question 2

What does CPR 3.15A say about amending budgets

Answer 2

Question 3

CPR 3.15A (1)

Answer 3

Parties MUST REVISE budgets UP OR DOWN
IF SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT in litigation

Question 4

CPR 3.15A (2)

Answer 4

Parties to submit any revised Budgets PROMPTLY to the other parties / Court for agreement

Question 5

CPR 3.15A (3)

Answer 5

Revising Party MUST serve PARTICULARS re variation confined to costs occasioned by the significant development

AND CERTIFY that the additional costs are not included already in an earlier budget

Question 6

CPR 3.15A (4)

Answer 6

MUST submit PROMPTLY to Court PARTICULARS of variation together with the last approved budget AND an explanation of the POINTS OF DIFFERENCE

Question 7

CPR 3.15A (5)

Answer 7

The Court MAY APPROVE / VARY or DISALLOW revisions to the budget