Optimising Costs Recovery in Civil Litigation - Recent Developments & Case Law

Introduction

In the evolving world of costs, this webinar will look at recent case law and developments which have a direct impact on the recovery of legal costs.

This webinar will highlight some of the expanding list of costs decisions arising from disputes between solicitors and their clients - including inadequate fee estimates, unenforceable CFAs and unlawful termination of retainers. It will also explore every day issues impacting on costs recoveries such as hourly rates, costs management and misconduct.

This webinar will not only cover the latest legal developments but will also provide guidance as to how you can take steps to optimise your costs recoveries.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Retainers and costs estimates: common pitfalls and the consequences of getting them wrong
• Costs commonly disallowed during detailed assessment
• How the courts determine hourly rates
• When the court will permit a departure from an approved costs budget
• Apportionment of costs in cases involving multiple claimants or defendants
• Circumstances in which the court will award indemnity costs