I am delighted to have been asked to join Mena Ruparel of Law CPD Solutions for the first of her new webinar series, ‘Innovation in Law’. I will discuss: The recent costs reforms for civil litigators arising out of the Jackson review. How lawyers not yet working within a formal costs management framework can learn…
Read more…Recently, I shared with you some of my answers to questions I am regularly asked about the J-codes. I am also asked a lot of questions about the new electronic format of bills of costs for detailed assessment. For example:- Q: Where can I find out more about the new format? Q: Last week, I…
Read more…The voluntary pilot scheme for the new bill format goes live today. Here is a link to Practice Direction 51L (click here). The essential details are:- 1. It operates until 1st April 2016 (but watch this space as I have a feeling that this is likely to be extended). 2. It applies to all detailed…
Read more…Heads up for litigators – if you get the chance to ‘upskill’ in Excel and other spreadsheet programs, particularly those functions which allow data to be summarised, grab that chance – when the new bill format comes in, you are going to feel very smug – promise.
Read more…After a whole month away, I’m back – here’s what I had to say recently about the new bill format – http://communities.lawsociety.org.uk/civil-litigation/news-and-features/civil-litigation-features-and-comment/civil-litigation-section-committee-interview-2015-so-far/5050741.article
Read more…As one of the members of the Hutton Committee which has been tasked with developing a new format of bills of costs for detailed assessment, I am delighted to be able to confirm that the new bill format is now publicly available as is the Practice Direction which will introduce the new format via a…
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