Detailed Assessment Process - A Guide to Costs Recovery & Best Practices

Introduction

From bill drafting through to the detailed assessment hearing, this live session will provide guidance on the detailed assessment process, including what costs are recoverable, best practice for points of dispute and replies, preparing for the detailed assessment, and obtaining interim payments.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive course will cover the following:

• Authority for costs and time limits
• Instructing a costs lawyer
• Compliant bills of costs
• What costs are recoverable
• Effect of the retainer
• Effect of an approved costs budget
• Service of the N252
• Interim payments
• Points of dispute and open offers
• Replies to points of dispute
• Negotiations and ADR
• Requesting a detailed assessment hearing
• Detailed assessment bundles
• Advocacy tips for detailed assessment
• Costs of assessment and interest
• Provisional Assessments

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.