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Civil costs

by Peter T. Hurst

(The litigation library)

Sweet & Maxwell, 2013

5th ed

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Previous ed.: 2007

Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

Provides a thorough and authoritative survey of the costs regime under the Civil Procedure Rules Deals with all areas of civil costs, from the basic principles of entitlement to the practical details of how costs - both non-contentious and contentious - are assessed Explains the new costs legislation and rules following on from the implementation of the Jackson reforms Explains costs management, costs budgeting and costs capping in detail Deals with the new provisions relating to Conditional Fee Agreements (CFAs), Damages Based Agreements (DBAs),the transitional provisions and exceptions and the implications of these changes Covers the introduction of Qualified One Way Costs Shifting, the 10% increase in damages and the changes to Part 36 (an additional amount up to GBP75,000 where a defendant fails to beat a claimant's Part 36 offer) Sets out the transitional provisions and in particular the exceptions relating to Mesothelioma, insolvency and publication and privacy proceedings Details the provisions relating to recoverable ATE premiums in negligence cases Provides a wealth of detail and information including the latest cases about all aspects of civil costs

Table of Contents

Entitlement to costs. Assessment of costs. Practice & Procedure. Appeal. Penalties and sanctions. Particular matters. General principles of assessment. Supreme Court. European Court of Justice. Appendices.

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