Qualified One-Way Costs Shifting Update for Personal Injury Lawyers

Introduction

The QOCS landscape shifted on 6 April 2023, with amendments to the CPR permitting greater recovery of costs by winning defendants in cases to which the rules apply, benefiting defendants and increasing risk and exposure for claimants and their representatives.

Litigators will likely have caseloads for some time that encompass claims subject to the old and new rules, and knowledge of the distinction, and the accumulating body of caselaw around QOCS, most particularly in relation to mixed claims, is essential for all practitioners.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• The central importance of the changes made by the Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023
• Is there a minimum level of damages necessary to qualify for QOCS?
• Whether the unenforceability of a pre-commencement funding arrangement can affect QOCS
• Exceptions to QOCS and important considerations in relation to applications to strike out under CPR 3.4(2) and summary judgment under CPR 24
• Mixed claims update and who benefits
• Present attempts to circumvent QOCS - non-party costs orders and detailed assessment proceedings

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Tuesday 21st October 2025

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