Category: J-codes
Turning Tides: UTBMS Codes
English and Welsh lawyers will be forgiven for thinking that the only UTBMS code set is the J-codes. This recent article by Aileen Leventon (click here) announces the creation of a new code set for M&A work and also describes many of the processes which the Hutton Committee went through as we worked on…
Read more…J–code jitters
Many practitioners will have seen references yesterday to the introduction of the new electronic bill of costs being delayed ‘indefinitely’. The mis-use of the ‘I’ word was soon corrected, here’s what Lexis Nexis are now saying:- Dispute Resolution analysis: The mandatory use of the New Bill of Costs and the underlying J-codes appears to have…
Read more…Free Webinar: ‘Improved profitability – it’s just a matter of time’
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…Q&A – all about the J-codes …..
Here are some of the questions I am regularly asked about J-codes:- Q: What exactly are the J-codes and why were they created? Q: Is everyone using J-codes already? Q: Where do I find the J codes? Q: I have heard that there are 1,500 permutations of the J-codes. Is this correct? How will I…
Read more…G I G O
I’ve been thinking about this a lot recently – garbage in, garbage out. This maxim is never truer than it is for solicitors recording their time. I always used to say to client firms that all fee earners should attend at least one detailed assessment hearing of a file they have worked on so that…
Read more…The new bill format, here at last
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…
Read more…J-codes; which camp are you in?
All of our clients have heard about the J-codes from us, on more than one occasion (quite honestly, some of them are probably thoroughly sick of us by now). J-codes are the cornerstone of the brave new world of electronic bills of costs. The new bill format is coming later this year and litigators need…
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