Litigation Costs Masterclass
Issues covered include: costs recovery, out of pocket legal costs, costs assessors, costs determinations
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Description
The importance for practitioners to manage the escalation of legal costs in litigation has been highlighted and emphasised by the High Court of Australia and the Supreme and District Courts alike. Costs remain one of the major issues for the legal profession and one you cannot afford to overlook. This Masterclass brings together eminent speakers in the area, including Court of Appeal Justice Brereton AM RFD, cost professionals and court appointed costs assessors. Join them in exploring the most significant.
Attend and earn 4 CPD units including:
2.5 units in Substantive Law
1.5 units in Professional Skills
This seminar was recorded in NSW on 7 March 2019
Chair: Mark Brabazon SC, 7 Wentworth Selborne; Chair, Costs and Fees Committee, NSW Bar Association; Committee Member, Costs Assessment Rules Committee (CARC)
9.00am to 9.05am Opening Comments by the Chair
9.05am to 9.30am: INSIGHTS FROM THE BENCH: Opening Address
Presented by The Honourable Justice Paul Le Gay Brereton AM RFD, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of NSW
Professional Skills
9.30am to 10.20am: Maximising Costs Recovery
- Tips on being vigilant as a litigator to reduce costs: good file management and record keeping
- Tips on preparation of costs statements, bills, objections and submissions
- Different types of costs orders to benefit your clients case
- Negotiation of costs prior to costs assessment
- Preparing evidence for gross sum costs orders
- 3rd party costs orders
Presented by Peta Solomon, Director, Costs Partners
Professional Skills
10.20am to 11.10am: Minimising Out-of-Pocket Legal Costs: the How, When and Why
- Calculating out-of-pocket legal costs
- Crafting a case plan
- How, when, and why leverage the party-asymmetry of offers of compromise?
- Seeking gross sum costs orders
- What is legal project management?
Presented by Andrew Bailey, Barrister, Frederick Jordan Chambers
11.10am to 11.35am Morning Tea
11.35am to 12.20pm: Insights from a Court Appointed Costs Assessor
Gain first hand insights from a Court Appointed Costs Assessor on new case developments and other issues of importance for practitioners.
Presented by Stephen Lancken, Managing Director, Negocio Resolutions
12.20pm to 1.10pm: Appeals from Costs Determinations
- What’s changed under the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) and the Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (NSW)?
- Which is the correct appeal court?
- Practice and procedure
- Recent decisions of note
Presented by Janet McDonald, Barrister, Level 22 Chambers; Member, Costs and Fees Committee, NSW Bar Association
1.05pm to 1.15pm Final Q&A and Closing Comments by the Chair