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Added "search_costs_guides"; changed the definition of "build_calderbank_offer", "calculate_civil_court_fees", "calculate_court_of_protection_fixed_costs" and 29 more (38 tools before, 39 now)
⟨19 unchanged words⟩ an offer on other terms only, in pounds,(e.g. \"12500\" or \"12,500.50\12500.50\").","type":"string"},"claimNumber": ⟨176 unchanged words⟩ ":"The letter's date (defaults to today)(YYYY-MM-DD).","format":"date","type":" ⟨134 unchanged words⟩ \"plus\": the interest sum, in pounds,(e.g. \"12500\" or \"12,500.50\12500.50\").","type":"string"},"offereeFirm": ⟨349 unchanged words⟩
⟨78 unchanged words⟩ VAT, for the assessment fee, in pounds,(e.g. \"12500\" or \"12,500.50\12500.50\").","type":"string"},"billVat": ⟨3 unchanged words⟩ in that total, if known, in pounds,(e.g. \"12500\" or \"12,500.50\12500.50\").","type":"string"},"claim": ⟨268 unchanged words⟩ money claim: the sum claimed, in pounds,(e.g. \"12500\" or \"12,500.50\12500.50\").","type":"string"},"legalAid": ⟨103 unchanged words⟩ , the damages claimed with it, in pounds,(e.g. \"12500\" or \"12,500.50\
⟨114 unchanged words⟩ to the OPG (your figure), in pounds,(e.g. \"12500\" or \"12,500.50\12500.50\").","type":"string"},"filed": ⟨6 unchanged words⟩ Form N258B) is filed, for the courtfee (YYYY-MM-DD).fee.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨32 unchanged words⟩ part year), including P's home, in pounds,(e.g. \"12500\" or \"12,500.50\12500.50\").","type":"string"},"consideration": ⟨3 unchanged words⟩ the 2017 text: the price, in pounds,(e.g. \"12500\" or \"12,500.50\12500.50\").","type":"string"},"date": ⟨31 unchanged words⟩
⟨103 unchanged words⟩ the decision, of the hearing or otherevent (YYYY-MM-DD).event.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨146 unchanged words⟩
⟨55 unchanged words⟩ the claim form (posting, sending, delivering)(YYYY-MM-DD).","format":"date","type":" ⟨39 unchanged words⟩ form: the deemed service date on itsnotice (YYYY-MM-DD).notice.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨22 unchanged words⟩ description":"The date the claim form wasissued (YYYY-MM-DD).issued.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨31 unchanged words⟩ the date of the step taken to servethem (YYYY-MM-DD).them.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨120 unchanged words⟩
⟨8 unchanged words⟩ the final or interim costs certificate, ifissued (YYYY-MM-DD).issued.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨5 unchanged words⟩ the detailed assessment hearing, if one islisted (YYYY-MM-DD).listed.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨4 unchanged words⟩ the detailed assessment hearing ended, if ithas (YYYY-MM-DD).has.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨9 unchanged words⟩ served (deemed service), if it hasbeen (YYYY-MM-DD).been.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨5 unchanged words⟩ of Dispute were served, if they havebeen (YYYY-MM-DD).been.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨5 unchanged words⟩ provisional assessment was received, if there wasone (YYYY-MM-DD).one.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨2 unchanged words⟩ "The date of that judgment, order orevent (YYYY-MM-DD).
⟨13 unchanged words⟩ paying party (r.40(8)), in pounds,(e.g. \"12500\" or \"12,500.50\12500.50\").","type":"string"},"eatComparator": ⟨15 unchanged words⟩ , to check the two-thirds cap, in pounds,(e.g. \"12500\" or \"12,500.50\12500.50\").","type":"string"},"eatDisb": ⟨3 unchanged words⟩ disbursements (outside the two-thirds cap), in pounds,(e.g. \"12500\" or \"12,500.50\12500.50\").","type":"string"},"eatLegal": ⟨4 unchanged words⟩ for legal services on the proceedings, in pounds,(e.g. \"12500\" or \"12,500.50\
⟨55 unchanged words⟩ , the day Acas received the early conciliationnotification (YYYY-MM-DD).notification.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨5 unchanged words⟩ , the day the early conciliation certificate wasreceived (YYYY-MM-DD).received.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨151 unchanged words⟩ be presented, to check it is intime (YYYY-MM-DD).time.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨71 unchanged words⟩ \"equal-pay\": the last day of theemployment (YYYY-MM-DD).employment.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨5 unchanged words⟩
⟨9 unchanged words⟩ notice of allocation, or of the directionsorder (YYYY-MM-DD).order.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨3 unchanged words⟩ intermediate\": the date of any case managementconference (YYYY-MM-DD).conference.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨101 unchanged words⟩ gave notice of it, for the trialfee (YYYY-MM-DD).fee.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨2 unchanged words⟩ The date the order gives for filing pre-trialchecklists (YYYY-MM-DD).checklists.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨10 unchanged words⟩ the court's notice to complete the trial readinesscertificate (YYYY-MM-DD).certificate.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨7 unchanged words⟩ was served, for written questions to theexpert (YYYY-MM-DD).expert.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨5 unchanged words⟩ order was served, if later than itsdate (YYYY-MM-DD).
⟨4 unchanged words⟩ description":"Optional: the FDR appointment, oncefixed (YYYY-MM-DD).fixed.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨4 unchanged words⟩ the application (Form A or A1) wasfiled (YYYY-MM-DD).filed.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨4 unchanged words⟩ first day of the final hearing, oncefixed (YYYY-MM-DD).fixed.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨5 unchanged words⟩ appointment or first hearing, from the court'snotice (YYYY-MM-DD).notice.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨11 unchanged words⟩ issued, if not the day it wasfiled (YYYY-MM-DD).filed.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨106 unchanged words⟩ the day the application was served on therespondent (YYYY-MM-DD).respondent.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨4 unchanged words⟩
⟨62 unchanged words⟩ the value of the goods stated, in pounds,(e.g. \"12500\" or \"12,500.50\12500.50\").","type":"string"},"aoeAttendances": ⟨36 unchanged words⟩ order (CPR 70.5(4)), in pounds,(e.g. \"12500\" or \"12,500.50\12500.50\").","type":"string"},"chargingOrder": ⟨157 unchanged words⟩ , without court fees and costs, in pounds,(e.g. \"12500\" or \"12,500.50\12500.50\").","type":"string"},"landJudgment": ⟨93 unchanged words⟩ (CPR 72.10(1)(b)), in pounds,(e.g. \"12500\" or \"12,500.50\
⟨11 unchanged words⟩ : the assessed or agreed sum, in pounds,(e.g. \"12500\" or \"12,500.50\12500.50\").","type":"string"},"court": ⟨45 unchanged words⟩ to calculate interest to (defaults to today)(YYYY-MM-DD).","format":"date","type":" ⟨2 unchanged words⟩ description":"The date of that order orevent (YYYY-MM-DD).event.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨108 unchanged words⟩ , for the £5,000 test, in pounds,(e.g. \"12500\" or \"12,500.50\12500.50\").","type":"string"},"payments": ⟨14 unchanged words⟩ ":{"description":"Amount paid, in pounds,(e.g. \"12500\" or \"12,500.50\12500.50\
⟨58 unchanged words⟩ payment date agreed in the contract, ifany (YYYY-MM-DD).any.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨14 unchanged words⟩ (our reading of the Act), in pounds,(e.g. \"12500\" or \"12,500.50\12500.50\").","type":"string"},"label": ⟨24 unchanged words⟩ amount, usually the day the invoice wasreceived (YYYY-MM-DD).received.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨10 unchanged words⟩ finished the services, if later than thenotice (YYYY-MM-DD).notice.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨8 unchanged words⟩ procedure was completed, if the contract hasone (YYYY-MM-DD).one.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨24 unchanged words⟩ of issue or earlier (defaults to today)(YYYY-MM-DD).","format":"date","type":" ⟨28 unchanged words⟩
⟨29 unchanged words⟩ a payment, give its start as enforcementFrominstead (YYYY-MM-DD).instead.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨4 unchanged words⟩ the date that order ended, if ithas (YYYY-MM-DD).has.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨51 unchanged words⟩ to calculate interest to (defaults to today)(YYYY-MM-DD).","format":"date","type":" ⟨12 unchanged words⟩ Court were taken, if they produced apayment (YYYY-MM-DD).payment.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨27 unchanged words⟩ were assessed later, the date of thatjudgment (YYYY-MM-DD).judgment.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨64 unchanged words⟩ if any (1991 Order art 3(a))(YYYY-MM-DD).","format":"date","type":" ⟨17 unchanged words⟩ ":{"description":"Amount paid, in pounds,(e.g. \"12500\" or \"12,500.50\
⟨29 unchanged words⟩ the acknowledgment of service was served on theclaimant (YYYY-MM-DD).claimant.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨56 unchanged words⟩ knew or ought to have known of thegrounds (YYYY-MM-DD).grounds.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨3 unchanged words⟩ the day the claim form (N461) wasissued (YYYY-MM-DD).issued.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨60 unchanged words⟩ the day the pre-action letter before claim wassent (YYYY-MM-DD).sent.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨3 unchanged words⟩ : the day the order giving permission wasserved (YYYY-MM-DD).served.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨5 unchanged words⟩ the order refusing permission on the papers wasserved (YYYY-MM-DD).served.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨8 unchanged words⟩ serve the claim form on the defendant wastaken (YYYY-MM-DD).
⟨79 unchanged words⟩ deadline date itself. Not used for \"housing\"(YYYY-MM-DD).","format":"date","type":" ⟨6 unchanged words⟩ date capacity was regained, if it hasbeen (YYYY-MM-DD).been.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨31 unchanged words⟩ "description":"Where died: the date ofdeath (YYYY-MM-DD).death.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨7 unchanged words⟩ of knowledge, if later (s.12(2))(YYYY-MM-DD).","format":"date","type":" ⟨24 unchanged words⟩ may have been under 18 when the claimaccrued (YYYY-MM-DD).accrued.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨58 unchanged words⟩ claim will be issued (defaults to today)(YYYY-MM-DD).","format":"date","type":" ⟨119 unchanged words⟩ tort\" with latent true: the s.14A startingdate (YYYY-MM-DD).date.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨41 unchanged words⟩ the producer supplied the product (10-year longstop)(YYYY-MM-DD)
⟨24 unchanged words⟩ , to check the two-thirds cap, in pounds,(e.g. \"12500\" or \"12,500.50\12500.50\").","type":"string"},"costsExpert": ⟨3 unchanged words⟩ expert help with the costs claim, in pounds,(e.g. \"12500\" or \"12,500.50\12500.50\").","type":"string"},"costsExpertQualified": ⟨34 unchanged words⟩ :"Direct-access counsel's fees actually paid, in pounds,(e.g. \"12500\" or \"12,500.50\12500.50\").","type":"string"},"courtFees":{"description":"\"small-claims\": court fees paid, in pounds,(e.g. \"12500\" or \"12,500.50\12500.50\
⟨136 unchanged words⟩ the date the court's directions give for theanswers (YYYY-MM-DD).answers.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨12 unchanged words⟩ or CPR 27.2(3)) gives for theresponse (YYYY-MM-DD).response.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨5 unchanged words⟩ the date the court's directions give for thequestions (YYYY-MM-DD).questions.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨104 unchanged words⟩ : the day the questions are or weresent (YYYY-MM-DD).sent.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨28 unchanged words⟩ \" (Not chosen yet), \"email\"(Email), \"first-class-post\"(First class post), \"document-exchange\" (Document exchange (DX)), \"delivery\" (Delivered to the address), \"fax\"(Fax), \"personal\" (Personal service)."," ⟨67 unchanged words⟩ the report was served or, with reportMethod,sent (YYYY-MM-DD).sent.","format":"date","type":"string
⟨40 unchanged words⟩ "Where accepted: the date the acceptance wassent (YYYY-MM-DD).sent.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨13 unchanged words⟩ assessment, the bill as assessed), in pounds,(e.g. \"12500\" or \"12,500.50\12500.50\").","type":"string"},"changedAndBeaten": ⟨76 unchanged words⟩ reached when the relevant period ended, in pounds,(e.g. \"12500\" or \"12,500.50\12500.50\").","type":"string"},"fixedCostsAtJudgment": ⟨7 unchanged words⟩ for the stage reached at judgment, in pounds,(e.g. \"12500\" or \"12,500.50\12500.50\").","type":"string"},"fixedRate": ⟨51 unchanged words⟩
⟨8 unchanged words⟩ of the accident, to check which protocolapplies (YYYY-MM-DD).applies.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨37 unchanged words⟩ day the claim was accepted on the Portal)(YYYY-MM-DD).","format":"date","type":" ⟨12 unchanged words⟩ (RTA small claims: the Court Pack list)(YYYY-MM-DD).","format":"date","type":" ⟨60 unchanged words⟩ (RTA small claims: the interim payment request)(YYYY-MM-DD).","format":"date","type":" ⟨43 unchanged words⟩ ":"Optional: the day of the lastoffer (YYYY-MM-DD).offer.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨15 unchanged words⟩ the medical report and the para 8.5 items)(YYYY-MM-DD).","format":"date","type":" ⟨64 unchanged words⟩ ":"Optional: the day a settlement wasagreed (YYYY-MM-DD).agreed.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨10 unchanged words⟩ to serve the Stage 3 claim form wastaken (YYYY-MM-DD).taken.
⟨9 unchanged words⟩ professional negligence: the date of the defendant'sacknowledgment (YYYY-MM-DD).acknowledgment.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨26 unchanged words⟩ date of the inspection, for the expert'sreport (YYYY-MM-DD).report.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨5 unchanged words⟩ debt: the date of the letter ofclaim (YYYY-MM-DD).claim.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨76 unchanged words⟩ : the date the letter of claim wasreceived (YYYY-MM-DD).received.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨3 unchanged words⟩ and disease: the date the records wererequested (YYYY-MM-DD).requested.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨3 unchanged words⟩ : the date the completed Reply Form wasreceived (YYYY-MM-DD).received.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨4 unchanged words⟩ date of the landlord's response, for theinspection (YYYY-MM-DD).
⟨36 unchanged words⟩ company and £5,000 bankruptcy thresholds, in pounds,(e.g. \"12500\" or \"12,500.50\12500.50\").","type":"string"},"debtor": ⟨26 unchanged words⟩ :"The date of the hearing of thepetition (YYYY-MM-DD).petition.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨56 unchanged words⟩ petition may be presented, if it givesone (YYYY-MM-DD).one.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨12 unchanged words⟩ served at the registered office (\"company\")(YYYY-MM-DD).","format":"date","type":"string"},"presented":{"description":"The date the petition waspresented (YYYY-MM-DD).presented.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨16 unchanged words⟩ the day it was served (see method)(YYYY-MM-DD).","format":"date","type":" ⟨92 unchanged words⟩ application was dismissed, or the demand setaside (YYYY-MM-DD).
⟨17 unchanged words⟩ , not the sealed order), for thedeadline (YYYY-MM-DD).deadline.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨146 unchanged words⟩ is \"date\": the date the courtset (YYYY-MM-DD).set.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨32 unchanged words⟩ dates (PD 52B paras 6.2 and 6.3)(YYYY-MM-DD).","format":"date","type":" ⟨110 unchanged words⟩ leave out if not known): \"granted\"(granted), \"refused\"(refused), \"not-asked\"(not asked).","enum":["granted","refused", ⟨21 unchanged words⟩ for the respondent's notice (CPR 52.13(5)) (YYYY-MM-DD).","format":"date","type": ⟨32 unchanged words⟩
⟨7 unchanged words⟩ a safety advice document was given (optional)(YYYY-MM-DD).","format":"date","type":" ⟨29 unchanged words⟩ provided: the date alternative accommodation was providedfrom (YYYY-MM-DD).from.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨27 unchanged words⟩ as at this date (defaults to today)(YYYY-MM-DD).","format":"date","type":" ⟨24 unchanged words⟩ report, complaint, inspection or letter of claim)(YYYY-MM-DD).","format":"date","type":" ⟨97 unchanged words⟩ "Whether the first investigation included a physical inspection:\"yes\", \"no\" or(\"\" if notknown.known).","enum":["","yes","no ⟨3 unchanged words⟩ description":"The date the further investigation wascompleted (YYYY-MM-DD).completed.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨43 unchanged words⟩ "description":"Where groundsLater: when the groundsarose (YYYY-MM-DD).
⟨68 unchanged words⟩ claimed out of the damages (CPR 21.12): \"yes\" (Yes), \"no\" (No), \"unsure\" (Not sure).","enum":["yes","no", ⟨20 unchanged words⟩ "description":"Optional: the child's date ofbirth (YYYY-MM-DD).birth.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨89 unchanged words⟩ child: likely to remain unable to at18: \"yes\" (Yes), \"no\" (No), \"unsure\" (Not sure).18.","enum":["yes","no"," ⟨174 unchanged words⟩
⟨77 unchanged words⟩ certificate; leave out where the order stated thesum (YYYY-MM-DD).sum.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨134 unchanged words⟩ interest test turns on it), in pounds,(e.g. \"12500\" or \"12,500.50\12500.50\").","type":"string"},"lpa": ⟨37 unchanged words⟩ given, for the earliest day to takecontrol (YYYY-MM-DD).control.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨11 unchanged words⟩ order (interest on costs runs from it)(YYYY-MM-DD).","format":"date","type":" ⟨5 unchanged words⟩ only: the date for payment the judgmentgives (YYYY-MM-DD).gives.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨80 unchanged words⟩ or certificate, without judgment interest, in pounds,(e.g. \"12500\" or \"12,500.50\
⟨13 unchanged words⟩ been admitted with a request for time topay: \"yes\", \"no\" or \"unsure\".pay.","enum":["yes","no"," ⟨5 unchanged words⟩ \"time\": whether the other side willagree: \"yes\", \"no\" or \"unsure\".agree.","enum":["yes","no"," ⟨5 unchanged words⟩ "The date of the application, made orplanned (YYYY-MM-DD).planned.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨120 unchanged words⟩ and draft points of dispute are ready tofile: \"yes\" or \"no\".file.","enum":["yes","no"], ⟨31 unchanged words⟩ there was other disruption to this or otherlitigation: \"yes\", \"no\" or \"unsure\".litigation.","enum":["yes","no"," ⟨8 unchanged words⟩ late step was done, if it hasbeen (YYYY-MM-DD).been.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨4 unchanged words⟩ : whether a draft defence is ready toexhibit: \"yes\" or \"no\".
⟨16 unchanged words⟩ \"none\" (not given), \"incorrect\"(incorrect).","enum":["correct","none", ⟨18 unchanged words⟩ (against a counterclaim, a defence to it): \"yes\" or \"no\".","enum":["yes","no"] ⟨86 unchanged words⟩ sought from the party challenging or appealing theaward: \"yes\" or \"no\".award.","enum":["yes","no"], ⟨12 unchanged words⟩ that would make a costs order hard toenforce: \"yes\", \"no\" or \"unsure\".enforce.","enum":["yes","no"," ⟨26 unchanged words⟩ was assigned to avoid a costs order againstthem: \"yes\", \"no\" or \"unsure\".them.","enum":["yes","no"," ⟨4 unchanged words⟩ :{"description":"After-the-event insurance: \"none\"(none), \"unprotected\" (a policy the insurer ⟨72 unchanged words⟩ whether a costs order could be made againstthem: \"yes\", \"no\" or \"unsure\".them.","enum":["yes","no"," ⟨47 unchanged words⟩ move was to evade the consequences of the
⟨34 unchanged words⟩ that claim (capped at £260), in pounds,(e.g. \"12500\" or \"12,500.50\12500.50\").","type":"string"},"appealFrom": ⟨41 unchanged words⟩ , for the fixed issue costs, in pounds,(e.g. \"12500\" or \"12,500.50\12500.50\").","type":"string"},"courtFees":{"description":"Court fees actually paid, in pounds,(e.g. \"12500\" or \"12,500.50\12500.50\").","type":"string"},"decided": ⟨10 unchanged words⟩ (the hearing at which it was made)(YYYY-MM-DD).","format":"date","type":" ⟨112 unchanged words⟩ , for the PD 51ZE small claims mediationpilot (YYYY-MM-DD).pilot.
⟨9 unchanged words⟩ the client agreed the amount taken for thisbill: \"yes\", \"no\" or \"unsure\".bill.","enum":["yes","no"," ⟨82 unchanged words⟩ assessment would be issued (defaults to today)(YYYY-MM-DD).","format":"date","type":" ⟨12 unchanged words⟩ , or a figure to test, in pounds,(e.g. \"12500\" or \"12,500.50\12500.50\").","type":"string"},"billAmount": ⟨18 unchanged words⟩ it demands, paid or not), in pounds,(e.g. \"12500\" or \"12,500.50\12500.50\").","type":"string"},"breakdownServed":{"description":"The date the breakdown of costs wasserved (YYYY-MM-DD).served.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨25 unchanged words⟩ electronically, and final for the work itcovers: \"yes\", \"no\" or \"unsure\".
⟨30 unchanged words⟩ "Counsel's fees, net of VAT, in pounds,(e.g. \"12500\" or \"12,500.50\12500.50\").","type":"string"},"counselVat":{"description":"Whether counsel chargedVAT: \"yes\", \"no\" or \"unsure\".VAT.","enum":["yes","no"," ⟨4 unchanged words⟩ ":{"description":"Court fees, in pounds,(e.g. \"12500\" or \"12,500.50\12500.50\").","type":"string"},"disbursementVat": ⟨9 unchanged words⟩ on disbursements, as a sum, in pounds,(e.g. \"12500\" or \"12,500.50\12500.50\").","type":"string"},"expenses": ⟨17 unchanged words⟩ the client, net of VAT, in pounds,
⟨11 unchanged words⟩ , for the date a stated sum isdue (YYYY-MM-DD).due.","format":"date","type":"string ⟨297 unchanged words⟩
DMD Costs guides and case notes — Searches the guides and case notes DMD Costs has published on legal costs in England and Wales: detailed assessment, Part 36 offers, fixed costs, payments on account, housing disrepair, clinical negligence and MoD noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) costs, and recent costs judgments. Returns the closest articles, best first, each with its summary, key points, the dates it was published and last reviewed, and its link. Use it for background reading or the case law on a costs point, and cite the article's link; for a short answer to a costs question, a glossary term or a court form, use search_le…
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Added "build_calderbank_offer" and "check_vat_on_costs" (36 tools before, 38 now)
Calderbank offer letter builder (without prejudice save as to costs) — Drafts a written offer to settle a CLAIM marked "without prejudice save as to costs" (a Calderbank offer), in England and Wales, in the user's own terms: civil claims (issued or not), small claims, family proceedings outside FPR 28.3 (Schedule 1 claims, most interim applications other than interim variation) and employment tribunals; from a firm for its client or from the party itself; to the other side's solicitors or the other party. The costs term follows the offer's scope and pays Part 45 fixed costs where Part 45 fixes them (CPR 45.1(3)); a timed offer says a rejection or counter-offer w…
VAT on costs checker (PD 44 para 2.3) — Works out whether a receiving party in England and Wales can include VAT in its claim for costs against the paying party, and how much: VAT is not claimed if the receiving party can recover it as input tax, and only the irrecoverable proportion where it recovers part (PD 44 para 2.3); input tax means VAT on services for its business, and only the business share where the services were used partly for it (VAT Act 1994 s.24(1) and (5); HMRC VIT13600); a VAT group recovers for its members (s.43); and the paying party cannot reclaim VAT on the other side's costs (VATSC11531). Covers public bodies…
Added "check_solicitors_act_assessment" (35 tools before, 36 now)
Solicitors Act assessment checker (Solicitors Act 1974, s.70) — Works out whether a solicitor's bill can still be assessed under section 70 of the Solicitors Act 1974 (England and Wales), for the client, the firm, a third party who paid it (s.71(1)) or a beneficiary of an estate or trust that paid, or is entitled to pay, it (s.71(3)), from the dates of delivery, payment, judgment and the application: assessment as of right within one month of delivery (s.70(1)), the court's discretion up to 12 months (s.70(2)), special circumstances after 12 months, after judgment or after payment (s.70(3)), and no power more than 12 months after payment (s.70(4)). An ema…
Added "calculate_financial_remedy_timetable" and "calculate_pi_portal_timescales"; changed the definition of "check_small_claims_costs" and "search_legal_costs_help" (33 tools before, 35 now)
⟨89 unchanged words⟩ specific performance claim, and an appeal transcript. Optionally it also covers the small claims mediation pilot (PD 51ZE: claims issued from 22 May 2024 to 6 April 2027) and the costs of refusing ADR (Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil; CPR 44.2(5)(e)), and a small claims appeal: the route, permission, the N164 and its 21-day deadline, and the fee. Allocation is the court's decision, and further costs ⟨9 unchanged words⟩
{"additionalProperties":false,"properties":{"adrRefused":{"description":"A party refused or ignored an invitation to use ADR, or did not comply with an order to use it.","type":"boolean"},"advice":{"description":"With injunction: legal ⟨15 unchanged words⟩ ,500.50\".","type":"string"},"appealFrom":{"description":"Optional, for an appeal: who made the small claims decision: \"dj\" (a District Judge or deputy), \"cj\" (a Circuit Judge or Recorder).","enum":["dj","cj"],"type":"string"},"
Added "calculate_employment_tribunal_time_limit", "calculate_judicial_review_time_limits", "calculate_part_35_and_part_18_dates" and 2 more; changed the definition of "calculate_interest_on_damages" (28 tools before, 33 now)
⟨137 unchanged words⟩ the daily rate. No interest on future losses. With mode "latePayment" it works out statutory interest on business debts under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 instead: 8% over Bank Rate on the 30 June or 31 December before interest starts, from the day after the agreed or default payment date (s.4), and the £40, £70 or £100 fixed sum for each debt (s.5A).
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Added "calculate_fast_track_timetable", "calculate_statutory_demand_deadlines", "check_appeal_route_and_deadline" and 2 more; changed the definition of "calculate_cpr_deadline" (23 tools before, 28 now)
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⟨56 unchanged words⟩ N254, N258, N260, Precedents A to U, and the forms for trial, enforcement and appeals such as N170, N265, N293A, N349, N379 and N161), with the official version of each form ⟨31 unchanged words⟩
Financial remedy timetable (FPR 2010 Part 9: Forms E, H and H1) — Works out the financial remedy timetable in the family court in England and Wales (FPR 2010 Part 9; standard, fast-track and the Express pilot under PD 36ZH): the first appointment 12 to 16 weeks after issue, Form E 5 weeks before it, the documents 14 days before, the FDR and its offers, open proposals (FPR 9.27A, 9.28), Form H at every hearing and Form H1 before the final hearing (9.27), FM5, ES1 and ES2 and the bundle (PD 27A; Financial Remedies Guide 2026). Dates only: it never advises on the merits, the division or costs.
PI portal timescales (RTA, EL/PL and RTA small claims protocols) — Works out the timescales in the Pre-Action Protocol for Low Value Personal Injury Claims in Road Traffic Accidents, the EL/PL protocol and the RTA Small Claims (OIC) protocol, in business days: the CNF response (15 or 30 business days RTA, 30 employers' liability, 40 public liability; RTA small claims 30 or 40), interim payments, the Stage 2 consideration and negotiation periods and their extensions, settlement and non-settlement payments, the Court Proceedings Pack, the exit points and Stage 3 under PD 49F. Dates beyond the bank-holiday data are never given as firm. It never advises on liabi…
Employment tribunal time limit calculator (3 or 6 months; Acas early conciliation) — Works out the last day to present an employment tribunal claim in England and Wales: 3 months less one day, or 6 months less one day where the relevant date is on or after 1 October 2026 (Employment Rights Act 2025 s.152 and Sch 12; S.I. 2026/954 reg 4; breach of contract by S.I. 2026/759), for unfair dismissal, discrimination, unlawful deductions, holiday pay, whistleblowing detriment, breach of contract, redundancy pay and equal pay, with Acas early conciliation (the clock-stop and the one-month rule) applied. Weekends and bank holidays do not move the date. It explains how a late claim can…
Judicial review time limit calculator (CPR 54.5; Aarhus caps) — Works out the time limits for a claim for judicial review in England and Wales: promptly and in any event within 3 months of the grounds arising (CPR 54.5(1)), 6 weeks for decisions under the planning Acts (54.5(5)), 30 days beginning with the day of knowledge in procurement (54.5(6); Procurement Act 2023 s.106), with the pre-action protocol letter and reply, service of the claim form (54.7), the acknowledgment of service (54.8), the reply (54.8A), renewal after refusal on the papers (54.12), detailed grounds (54.14), the fees and the Aarhus Convention costs caps (CPR 46.24 to 46.28). Time ca…
Part 35 questions to experts and Part 18 request dates — Works out the dates for written questions to an expert (CPR 35.6: within 28 days of service of the report, deemed service under CPR 6.26, once only and for clarification unless the court permits or the other party agrees; before proceedings, the pre-action protocol that applies, of which only the Personal Injury Protocol fixes 28 days) and for a Part 18 request for further information (PD 18: the date for the response, and what can be done if none comes, including the application and its fee). On the small claims track CPR 27.2 disapplies both, and it says so. The page also builds a Word temp…
CPR 21.10 approval checklist (infant and protected party settlements) — Checks when a settlement, interim payment or payment in by or for a child or protected party needs the court's approval in England and Wales (CPR 21.10; PD 21 was revoked in 2023), the route (a Part 8 claim before issue, or an application in the proceedings), the documents for the approval hearing, the court fee, investment of the money (CPR 21.11, the Court Funds Office forms and the Court of Protection for £100,000 or more) and the rules on deductions from damages (CPR 21.12, 46.4). It never values the claim or works out a costs or deduction figure.
Enforcement options calculator (writ, warrant, charging order, TPDO, attachment of earnings) — Sets out the main ways to enforce a money judgment, costs order or costs certificate in England and Wales side by side: warrant of control, transfer up and writ of control, attachment of earnings, charging order, order for sale, third party debt order and order to obtain information. For each it says whether the rules allow it now (the £600 and £5,000 limits in the High Court and County Courts Jurisdiction Order 1991 art 8, Consumer Credit Act debts, missed instalments, AEA 1971 s.3(3), permission after six years under CPR 83.2), the court, the form, the court fee, the PD 45 Table 7 fixed cos…
Fast track and intermediate track timetable calculator (PD 28, CPR Part 28) — Works out the standard timetable after allocation to the fast track or the intermediate track in England and Wales: the PD 28 para 9.5 typical periods from the notice of allocation (disclosure, witness statements, experts' reports, pre-trial checklists, trial within 30 weeks), the time to apply to set aside or vary the order, agreed directions before a case management conference, the pre-trial checklist (N170), notice of trial, the trial fee (fee 2.1), the trial bundle (CPR 39.5), skeleton arguments, Precedent U or the N260 statement of costs, written questions to experts, and the Damages Cla…
Statutory demand deadline calculator (Insolvency Act 1986 ss.123 and 268; IR 2016) — Works out the statutory demand and petition timetable in England and Wales: on a company (Insolvency Act 1986 s.123(1)(a): 3 weeks to pay, secure or compound, then a winding-up petition) or on an individual (s.268: 18 days to apply to set the demand aside under IR 2016 r.10.4, 21 days to comply, then a bankruptcy petition for at least £5,000), with personal service and CPR 6.26, a set-aside application stopping the clock, the four-month rule, service of the petition (CPR 6.14), the Gazette notice, the certificate of compliance, notices of opposition and of intention to appear, and the court f…
Appeal route and deadline checker (CPR Part 52, PD 52A, CPR 47.21 to 47.24) — For a decision in an ordinary civil claim in England and Wales, or in detailed assessment proceedings, works out which court hears an appeal (Destination of Appeals Order 2016; PD 52A Table 1), whether permission is needed and from whom, the last day for the appellant's notice (21 days under CPR 52.12(2)(b), or the period the lower court set, with court office closures), the form (N161, or N164 for small claims), the court fee, the respondent's notice (N162), transcript and appeal bundle dates, and the next steps; and flags a notice already late against today's date. Covers appeals from autho…
Relief from sanctions, extensions of time and setting aside checker (CPR 3.9, 13.3, 47.12) — Works out which test applies when a deadline in a civil claim in England and Wales has been missed or is about to be, then lays out the questions the court asks, each with what the rule or the case says and your own answers: relief from sanctions under CPR 3.8 and 3.9 and the three Denton stages (late witness statements, budgets, experts' reports, disclosure, points of dispute, unless orders, late appeal notices); an extension applied for in time (Hallam Estates) or under CPR 3.1(2)(a); agreed extensions (CPR 2.11, 3.8(4), 15.5); the claim form (CPR 7.6); and setting aside a default judgment …
Court fee finder by form (EX50: N244, N245, N293A, N379 and more) — Finds the civil court fee in England and Wales for a court form or a step, by form number or in words (for example "N244", "N245", "warrant of control", "set aside a CCJ", "Tomlin order", "charging order"): each fee with its fee number in Schedule 1 to the Civil Proceedings Fees Order 2008, when it is paid, notes with their source, and our reading, labelled as such, where neither the Order nor the EX50 ties the fee to the form. Forms with no court fee say so. Fees in force from 13 July 2026. Help with fees is not taken into account. For the fees across a whole claim, use calculate_civil_court…