In the light of the implementation date of Jackson LJ’s reforms on 1st October 2012, civil costs reform is imminent and significant changes are already underway. All practitioners will need to be up to date in order to adapt to both the changing funding mechanisms and to the changes to costs rules. The combination of the Jackson reforms and the new thresholds in county court cases will have a major impact upon the recovery of costs at the conclusion of proceedings. The CFA product will be replaced and the insurance market is predicting radical change in costs insurance. There will be coverage of ongoing current cases and costs issues. This course provides a comprehensive update.
- * The end of the CFA?
- Costs management and the pilot scheme in the TCC and Mercantile courts
- A review of practice and procedure in relation to Success Fees and ATEs
- Damages-based agreements (DBAs) – the new rules
- Success fees and ATE premiums
- How to fund a claim- the options after Jackson
- New costs thresholds after the County Court reforms
- The new Costs Council
- Changes to costs recovery after Jackson
- Which cases does fixed costs apply to?
- Basic principles of costs recovery
- Issues relating to recovery of costs in infant case
- Current problems in relation to PCR and MOJ cases
- Maximising costs on pre-Jackson claims
Review of the various bases that costs are awarded under
- * A review of costs recovery practice – learn about and prepare for the intricacies of summary and detailed assessment
- Funding ongoing cases and maximizing recovery
- Referral fees
- All the latest costs cases and gossip