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Recovery of Legal Costs – Case Study
Recovery of Legal Costs - Case Study Recovery of legal costs is a process otherwise known legally as the detailed assessment process, whereby a party in litigation seeks to reclaim its legal expenses from the opposing party. The general rule is that the losing party...
CPR 3.15 – Costs Management Orders
CPR 3.15 - Costs Management OrdersIn all legal proceedings, controlling costs is essential to ensure just litigation and proportionate costs pursuant to the Overriding Objective in CPR 1. 3.15 of the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) outlines the rules in regards to costs...
CPR 44.11 : Conduct and Costs Orders in Civil Litigation
CPR 44.11 : Conduct and Costs Orders in Civil LitigationWhat is CPR 44.11? CPR 44.11 gives the Court the power to adjust costs orders if a party (or their legal representative) has engaged in unreasonable or improper conduct during litigation. CPR 44.11 states the...
CPR 44.5 – Costs Under Contract
CPR 44.5 - Costs Under Contract What is CPR 44.5? Civil Procedure Rule (CPR) 44.5 governs the assessment of costs where there is a contractual agreement between the parties regarding the payment of legal costs. This rule applies in cases where a contract stipulates...
CPR 3.13 Requirements to File a Costs Budget
CPR 3.13 Requirements to File a Costs Budget What is CPR 3.13? CPR 3.13 sets out the requirement for parties to file Costs Budgets during the course of litigation. In essence, it states that in any matter intended to be allocated to, or proposed to be allocated to the...
Your Legal Costs and Recovery Inter Partes – Case Study
Your Legal Costs and Recovery Inter Partes - Case StudyYour Legal Costs Recovery Inter-Partes Inter partes costs recovery refers to the process by which one party in litigation seeks to recover its legal costs from the opposing party. The general principle is that the...