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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: Recovering Inter Partes Costs
Your Legal Costs: Recovering Inter Partes CostsRecovering Your Legal Costs in an Inter Partes Dispute 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...
CPR 47.9: Consequences of Not Serving Points of Dispute in Time
CPR 47.9: Consequences of Not Serving Points of Dispute in TimeCPR 47.9: When are Points of Dispute Due? When involved in legal proceedings, the general rule of thumb is that the winning party can claim their legal costs from the losing party by applying to commence...
CPR 47.8 – Serving a Bill of Costs on Time
CPR 47.8 - The Importance of Serving a Bill of Costs on TimeWhat is Civil Procedure Rule 47? CPR 47 deals with the detailed assessment of costs process, and is the means by which costs can be formally determined by the Court in the event that parties cannot come to an...