Clare Arthurs & Richard Marshall share an (almost) A to Z of life in the costs lane
Agreement
Agreeing budgets with the other side could be the best and most cost-effective option; likewise agreeing costs at the end of a matter.
Bullock order
Where one defendant succeeds and another loses, the court can order the claimant to pay the successful party’s costs, but allow them to recover these costs against the unsuccessful party.
Costs lawyers
Experts in the knotty area of costs, able to advise on everything from budgeting through to the minutiae of costs case law.
Detailed assessment
Where costs are not agreed between the parties, the court will go through the costs incurred with a fine tooth comb.
Electronic bill of costs
Precedent S is now a requirement in most multitrack matters for work undertaken after 6 April 2018.
Fixed recoverable costs
The new norm in personal injury claims, will fixed costs be extended to commercial claims as Jackson LJ suggested?
Get granular
Record your time in detail by phase, task and activity plus supporting narrative. What did you do, why, and
