CPD Mandatory Core Areas: Expert Guide to Legal Costing
Issues covered include: costs disclosures, recovering costs, determination on costs
Description
Protect yourself and your practice by making sure that you have the right skills in your costs toolkit. Explore why costs disclosure before settlement is critical, how to recover costs from clients and other parties, and examine lessons from recent case law, and all while earning your mandatory core CPD units. Private and Commercial Use of Drones, Cyber Security and Drones, Drones and Privacy: Implications and Compliance, Effectively Dealing with Regulatory Issues , Insights from CASA
Attend and earn 2 CPD units including:
1 unit in Practical Legal Ethics
1 unit in Professional Skills
Chair: Roger Quick, Solicitor, Disce Doce;Queensland Court Appointed Costs Assessor
Practical Legal Ethics
2.00pm to 3.00pm: Costs Disclosure Before Settlement: Ethics and Professional Negligence
- Obligations in respect of costs disclosure generally: an overview
- Obligations in respect of ongoing costs disclosure, including the settlement of litigious matters
- Consequences under the Legal Profession Act for failing to comply with the costs disclosure obligations
- The Legal Services Commission perspective regarding breaches of the costs disclosure obligations: Conduct issue or negligence?
- Discussion of issues of concern to the LSC
Presented by Michael Roessler, Principal Legal Officer – Investigator, Legal Services Commission
Professional Skills
3.00pm to 4.00pm: Recovering Costs: From Clients and from Other Parties
- Recovering costs; What are the do’s and don’ts?
- When should they happen, or not happen?
- Reducing the Solicitor/Client vs Party/Party gap
- Why is this such an issue in Queensland?
- How do we reduce this gap?
- And what can we do to help manage our clients’ expectations?
- Alternatives to Costs Assessment
- Are gross sum applications an option?
- What about mediation and relying on short form assessments?
- Do fixed fee agreements offer an alternative?
Presented by Mike Dudman, Director, Costs Lawyer, Blackstone Legal Costing; Accredited Costs Law Specialist; Queensland Court Appointed Costs Assessor
Venue
Mercure Brisbane
Level 2, 85-87 North Quay
Brisbane 4000
QLD
Australia
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Directions
Nearby Public Transport:Train Stations - Roma Street StationBus Interchange - George Square Bus Station