Costs in commercial cases

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PJ Kirby QC will consider costs budgeting in commercial cases including the preparation of budgets and persuading a court to depart from a budget.

PJ is a commercial silk who is also recognised in the directories as an expert in costs law.

The seminar will cover:

1. Costs budgeting – The Jackson theory
2. Costs management and commercial cases including claims in the Commercial Court
3. Costs Management Orders (CMOs):

• What are CMOs?
• The story so far

4. Who should prepare a costs budget?
5. The effect of the greed/approved budget
6. Getting it right the first time and how to revise/amend budgets before trial
7. Departing from the budget:

• The role of the costs judge
• What may amount to a good reason?
• Not good reasons?
• Avoiding this issue
• What is the position in relation to indemnity costs?
• Dealing with the unexpected