Deducting Costs from Damages - Get Up to Speed with Dominic Regan

Introduction

After a judgment in which the Senior Costs Judge disallowed over £53,000 in costs which a solicitor wished to deduct from damages recovered on behalf of their client, there are now thousands of claims outstanding against solicitors for allegedly taking too much from their client or for not having fully informed them of what would be deducted.

And now we have Belsner in the Court of Appeal.

In this virtual classroom session Dominic will explain the underlying rules and where errors are most commonly made.

Any litigator running cases that have been costs budgeted is now in jeopardy. Those working with fixed costs are susceptible to attack too and of course we have two waves of new fixed costs rules coming in the next 12 months.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive session will cover the following:

• Belsner v CAM Legal Services
• The new lessons of Belsner
• Why Belsner is not as simple as the Court of Appeal thought
• How you must present bills from this moment on
• The profound difference between consent and informed consent
• The presumptions under CPR 46
• Where does the burden of proof lie?
• What exactly are ‘proceedings’?
• Is it true that you cannot charge anything in County Court actions ?

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.