# Costs Law & Practice: Shaping New Developments into Solution-Focused Answers for your Clients

> Solution-Focused, Court-Proven Answers to 7 of the Thorniest Legal Challenges facing Costs Practitioners: Directly from Top-Flight KCs, Judges, Senior Juniors and Solicitors

- Format: Hybrid
- Date: Wednesday, 13 March 2024, 10:00AM to 4:00PM (registration from 9:30AM)
- On-demand: 19 March 2024 until 1 November 2024
- Venue: The Caledonian Club, 9 Halkin Street, London, SW1X 7DR
- 5 hours CPD
- Rates: On-Demand Single £145.00 + VAT per person
- Status: This conference has taken place
- Book: https://whitepaper.co.uk/conferences/costs24

## Programme

- Chair's Introduction: Costs litigation: Shaping new developments into solution-focused answers for your clients
  - Chaired by Master Colin Campbell
- Budgeting: How do you gear up for the CJC's reshaping of costs budgeting, including lighter touch budgeting, judges taking a more broad brush approach, uncoupling directions and costs, etc.?
  - Answered by Master Jason Rowley
- Fixed Costs: How do you manage and mitigate uncertainties in the new fixed costs regime, including what puts a claim in each band, the retrospective effect on existing non-issued claims, the impact of directions orders?
  - Answered by David Marshall, Anthony Gold
- Guideline Hourly Rates: Given the sea change in judicial attitude, what amounts to a "clear and compelling justification" for surpassing guideline hourly rates and which arguments will give your clients an edge in disputes?
  - Answered by Alex Hutton KC
- Part 36 Offers: How far can you push the Court over Part 36 offers and the associated consequences for costs, e.g. 90/10 offers, adequate reasons, suspension of interest, out of time offers?
  - Answered by Roger Mallalieu KC
- Just for Show Mediation: How do you control - and overcome - the difficulties of 'just for show' participants in mediation, those who aim to avoid costs consequences but not compromise or settle?
  - Answered by George McDonald, 4 New Square
- Solicitor-Own Client: What are the implications of recent post-Belsner decisions on solicitor-own client disputes over large legal spend? Who is benefitting, and what new and unresolved legal risks do you face?
  - Answered by PJ Kirby KC
- Non-Party Costs Orders: In light of recent key cases, what is the latest judicial thinking on non-party costs orders, in particular, what is deemed 'fair and just in all the circumstances', and how do you advise clients effectively?
  - Answered by Vikram Sachdeva KC

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