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Issues covered include: costs recovery, out of pocket legal costs, costs assessors, costs determinations
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
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
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
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