Costs Law & Practice: Shaping New Developments into Solution-Focused Answers for Your Clients
Court-Proven, Solution-Focused Answers to 7 of the Thorniest Questions facing Costs Practitioners: Directly from Top-Flight Judges and Kings Counsel
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Programme
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09:30
Registration and coffee
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10:00
Chair's Introduction
Costs litigation: Shaping new developments into solution-focused answers for your clients
Chaired by Master Colin Campbell
Colin sits as a Deputy Costs Judge at the SCCO. He sat as a Costs Judge from 1996 to 2015 and served as a costs officer of the UKSC and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
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10:10
Mazur
What is to be done about Mazur [2025] ? What constitutes the "conduct of litigation" and what can be done by non-qualified personnel?
Answered by Roger Mallalieu KC
Roger is “quite simply, the go-to silk for costs litigation.” He acted in the Oakwood v Menzies litigation and is co-author of the White Book supplement on Costs and Funding.
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10:45
Interim payments
How has Petrofac [2025] EWCA changed existing thinking on (1) interim payment on account and (2) security for costs - and how do you advise your clients?
Answered by PJ Kirby KC
PJ is “incredibly clued up, owns the room, takes control and provides comfort and confidence to the client." He sits as a Deputy District Judge and acted in Belsner v Cam Legal Services.
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11:20
Morning Coffee
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11:35
Precedent H
How will the shift from Precedent H to Precedents Z, RZ and TZ affect costs budgeting strategy, preparation and recoverability?
Answered by Alex Hutton KC
Alex has a "phenomenal command of costs law and matches it with the sharpest intellect around." He chaired the Hutton Committee on the E-Bill and acted in Barts Health v Salmon.
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12:10
Bill of Costs
If the new-style Bill of Costs in Precedent S format "is not working", what are the courts expecting at detailed assessment — particularly in preparing the papers?
Answered by Senior Costs Judge Rowley
Jason is the Senior Costs Judge at the Senior Courts Costs Office and co-author of 'Cook on Costs.'
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12:45
Overrun
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13:00
Lunch
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13:45
Fixed Costs
What is the latest judicial thinking on Fixed Recoverable costs, including exceptional circumstances and unreasonable behaviour, and what amendments are in the pipeline?
Answered by Andrew Roy KC
Andrew sits as a Deputy Costs Judge at the SCCO. “He is a dazzling advocate and strategist - a great choice of counsel when you know you have a fight on your hands.”
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14:20
Part 36
How far can you push the court on Part 36 offers and their consequences for costs, including 90/10 offers, adequate reasons, suspension of interest, and out-of-time offers?
Answered by Judith Ayling KC
Judith is “one of the best-known names for costs - ridiculously clever - an outstanding advocate.” She represents Jaguar Land Rover in the “Dieselgate” litigation (a Top 20 case of 2025).
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14:55
Non-Party Costs Orders
What is now deemed 'fair and just in all the circumstances' in non-party cost order cases, and how do you advise clients effectively?
Answered by Jamie Carpenter KC
Jamie is "brilliant at taking the law and distilling it into something very pragmatic." He acted in King v Corp of London over the construction of CPR Part 36.
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15:30
Over-run
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16:00
Close of conference
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