The Civil Court Users Association (CCUA) has only recently responded to the Ministry’s previous consultation paper whereupon it was suggested that the discounted electronic issue fees should be aligned with the higher paper fees.
Despite almost universal opposition to those proposals, they are now being implemented as of 18th May 2021. It therefore appears that there is very little value in responding to the Ministry’s consultations, as the responses are effectively ignored.
Nonetheless, the Association will continue to engage constructively. However, many of the issues which we raised in the previous consultation response remain relevant to this further consultation and will therefore be repeated below. As we previously set out, the current fee structure is deeply flawed.
See the original consultation here.
