Law practices may no longer be statute-barred from late costs assessments
Following the NSW Supreme Court decision in Dive Lawyers, it appears law practices can now recover costs outside the 12 month limitation period.Snapshot Until June…
How and when to get your costs assessed
There may be a time where a client doesn’t pay your bill and there are ways the solicitor can recover the amount.There will come a…
Cost of using employed solicitors in proceedings
The Court of Appeal has considered whether firms can recover costs for work done by employed solicitors when the firm is self-represented.Snapshot The Court of…
Practical tips for dealing with third-party costs orders
When it comes to third party funding in litigation, practitioners should note the broad powers of the court in making third-party costs orders.Snapshot It has…
How to a-void another costly mistake when dealing with costs agreements
Recent Court of Appeal decision in Bevan v Bingham provides valuable guidance on key Uniform Law provisions relating to void costs agreements.Snapshot A breach of the disclosure…
Failure to update cost agreements can be a costly mistake
The recent Supreme Court decision in Bevan v Bingham confirms the ongoing disclosure obligations of solicitors and barristers when it comes to legal costs.Snapshot Failure…
Rewind: 2021 in costs
Rewind 2021: need-to-know developments in the law of costsSnapshot The separate legal personality of the incorporated legal practice and the shareholder director who is also…
Pitfalls in the Legal Profession Uniform Law costs assessment regime – Part 2
Part two of a two-part article analysing pitfalls in the Legal Profession Uniform Law regime for costs assessment.Snapshot This is the second part of a…
Pitfalls in the Legal Profession Uniform Law costs assessment regime
Part one of a two-part article analysing pitfalls in the Legal Profession Uniform Law regime for costs assessment, by CHRISTOPHER BEVAN.Snapshot This is the first…
Dollar-for-dollar orders: levelling the playing field or a matter of opinion?
The desirability of legal representation for both parties and achieving fairness in access to representation underpin the concept of dollar-for-dollar cost orders.Snapshot Family law litigants…
The pitfalls of pursuing bankruptcy on the basis of assessed costs
A practical look at the pitfalls of pursuing bankruptcy on the basis of a judgment for assessed costs.Snapshot Pursuing bankruptcy on the basis of a…