Interim Payments on Account of Costs - Guidance for Civil Litigators

Introduction

The well-used phrase that ‘cash is king’ is never truer in litigation, when often the recovery of costs is generally years after the litigation began and many months after it has been concluded.

This virtual classroom session will examine the circumstances where you may be entitled to seek a payment on account of costs and how to achieve this at the earliest opportunity, especially where you have acted under a Conditional Fee Agreement.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive session will cover the following:

• When you can and should apply for a payment on account of costs
• The procedure under the CPR and best practice
• How much should you be seeking
• How a costs budget affects what you can receive
• What evidence you will need to support your application
• How to prepare for the hearing of the application
• Implications for the final costs assessment
• Latest case law examined

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.