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Personal Injury

Find out more different types of personal injury civil cases.

Drafting Bills of Costs

What do the Rules say abut how a bill of costs should be drafted.

Rights of Audience for Costs Draftsmen

Qualified Costs Draftsmen may now achieve formal Rights of Audience and gain the title of Costs Lawyer...

Costs Draftsmen and Success Fees

The Court of Appeal have decided in favour of success fees on costs draftsmen’s fees...

Costs Monkey Diary 2008

Some key dates for your diary for the calendar year.

Detailed Assessment

When should Detailed Assessment be commenced? Find a brief overview of the Detailed Assessment procedure, whether for revision or refresher.

Student Section

Costs Law for Students

Discussion Area

A few tips on examinations and completing coursework, particularly aimed at Students of the ALCD training course.

Some brief overviews of costs law and cases. You won’t find the same level of detail as a legal text book but certainly pointers in the right direction. Popular with students or those looking for a quick topic refresher.

Meet other students as well as qualified and non-qualified people with an interest in costs law. This is a place to share experiences of Detailed Assessment, bill drafting and technical challenges.

Hourly Rates

If you are looking for county court guideline rates search here.

International

Find out about legal costs systems in other jurisdictions in the International pages.

Research Links

Links to online resources for research, legal dictionary and business links.