Course description
Presented by litigation and costs expert Richard Allen, this webinar will take you through the complete journey from matter opening through to costs and case management hearing, as well as trial and costs assessment conduct, where a budget exists.
Join Richard as he explores the latest revisions to the Rules and Practice Direction, whether the indemnity principle still matters, disclosure and costs management, and the benefits of resourcing and project managing your litigation, plus much more.
Richard has over 30 years’ unique litigation and costs experience, being one of the first to achieve Costs Lawyer status and make partner in a solicitor’s practice. He is a founding non-executive director of the Costs Lawyer Standards Board and an accredited mediator. Be sure to tune in to benefit from his expertise on this topic.
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Introduction
This webinar will take you through the complete journey from matter opening through to costs and case management hearing, as well as trial and costs assessment conduct, where a budget exists.
Importantly, how vital it is to monitor your budget and the ongoing costs and how best to achieve this, as well as how best to tackle a budget which is no longer accurate.
What You Will Learn
This webinar will cover the following:
- Key points from the rules, practice direction and the Guidance Notes for Precedent H.
- What are the latest revisions to the Rules and Practice Direction
- Does the indemnity principle still matter and the implications for incurred costs
- Disclosure and costs management
- Resourcing and project managing your litigation and the benefits for a budgeted case
- Recording and tracking your costs to stay on budget and how to get the most from your practice management software
- Preparing your Precedent H and the role of the costs lawyer
- Practical considerations at the costs management hearing
- How to use your budget to support payments on account of costs
- Dealing with ‘good reason’ at detailed assessment, if you exceed your budget
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