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 may be a time where a client doesn’t pay your bill and there are ways the solicitor can recover the amount.
The Court of Appeal has considered whether firms can recover costs for work done by employed solicitors when the firm is self-represented.
When it comes to third party funding in litigation, practitioners should note the broad powers of the court in making third-party costs orders.
Recent Court of Appeal decision in Bevan v Bingham provides valuable guidance on key Uniform Law provisions relating to void costs agreements.
The recent Supreme Court decision in Bevan v Bingham confirms the ongoing disclosure obligations of solicitors and barristers when it comes to legal costs.
Rewind 2021: need-to-know developments in the law of costs
Part two of a two-part article analysing pitfalls in the Legal Profession Uniform Law regime for costs assessment.
Part one of a two-part article analysing pitfalls in the Legal Profession Uniform Law regime for costs assessment, by CHRISTOPHER BEVAN.
The desirability of legal representation for both parties and achieving fairness in access to representation underpin the concept of dollar-for-dollar cost orders.
A practical look at the pitfalls of pursuing bankruptcy on the basis of a judgment for assessed costs.
Is your costs agreement template fit for purpose? Time to find out with this handy checklist.
The final article in the three-part series focuses on alternative fee arrangements and recommendations as to how to implement them.
Is it time to reevaluate your fee arrangements? A handy guide to the pros and cons of alternative fee arrangements.