How party/party costs determinations can frustrate solicitor/client costs disputes
Can clients have their cake and eat it? The NSWCA rules on clients disputing solicitor fees after previously admitting liability.
By Charlotte Morson - 2 min read
The Legal Profession Uniform Law: new costs provisions ahead
This article is the third in a series of articles for the LSJ on the various aspects of the new Legal Profession Uniform Law (LPUL) that will soon regulate…
By John Fleming - 1 min read
The 10 commandments of costs assessment and review
The Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Wende v Howarth has redefined the principles applicable to the assessment of party/party costs. By CHRISTOPHER BEVAN.
By Christopher Bevan - 1 min read
The NSW experiment: the regulation and assessment of legal costs
The assessment process has drawn well-founded criticism, but we should not pronounce it a failure without giving the experiment its best chance of success. By…
By Dr Mark Brabazon SC - 1 min read