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Background Our instructing solicitor acted for the Defendant in the substantive proceedings seeking judgment for possession of land, as well as leave to issue a Writ of Possession. These proceedings were successfully defended, securing an order for costs on the ordinary basis. We prepared a fully itemised inter partes Bill of Costs on behalf of the Defendant, claiming a figure of approximately $157,000.00 in professional costs and disbursements. The assessor reduced the costs down to a figure of

Section 198 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law (LPUL) stipulates that if a solicitor or client wishes to commence a costs assessment, they must do so within 12 months of the ‘final’ invoice. (Note- this timeframes only apply to solicitor/client assessments, not party/party assessments). S 198(4) LPUL enables a client to make an application outside the 12 month timeframe, but it does not afford the same benefit to a law firm. Somewhat unusually, it also notes a Costs Assessor can make this appli

Rose Legal Costing (RLC) has successfully set aside the determination of a costs assessor, through the Review Application process, due to a law firm’s failure to comply with their disclosure requirements. RLC received instructions from a lay client who had previously instructed the Review Respondent law firm to act on his behalf in respect of a Workers Compensation matter. The client had originally instructed another firm of Costs Consultants in respect of the assessment, whereby the assessor co

Shaw v Niru Construction Pty Ltd & Anor (No.3) [2021] NSWDC 624 The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law that stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb. This is, thankfully (according to Wikipedia, which no lawyer worth their salt would ever refer to) just an awful myth. But what is true is that a successful defendant should only be able to recover from the plaintiff a proportionate share of ‘common costs’ being those referable to the claim

Rose Legal Costing has successfully acted on behalf of a law firm in a solicitor/client assessment involving a Nominal Defendant. Costs disclosure was not provided to the client meaning costs had to be assessed on a 'quantum meruit' basis. In addition, submissions were made on behalf of the client that the law firm had no entitlement to recover their costs. Notwithstanding this, the itemised Bill of Costs prepared by Rose Legal Costing, along with their accompanying submissions, secured a recove

Calderbank offers and the indemnity costs order Last week's case of E Group Security Pty Ltd v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 1296 shows how difficult it can be in securing indemnity costs even where a party has beaten their own Calderbank offer. Key takeaways: When putting forward a Calderbank offer (or considering acceptance of such an offer), always consider the following, non-exhaustive, list of questions: Does your opponent have enough information/evidence to determ

Rose Legal Costing were recently instructed on behalf of a law firm seeking to recover their costs from a client that had gone elsewhere and had refused to pay costs to the law firm. By the time of the assessment, the substantive case had reached a successful outcome. One of the submissions put forward by Rose Legal Costing on behalf of the law firm was that the firm was entitled to a 'fruits of the action' lien, In short, if a law firm's work resulted in recovery of money, whether it be damages

Rose Legal Costing - A Professional Costs Assessment Firm In Melbourne & Sydney, Which Specialize In Handling Legal Costs As Well As Disputes Related To Fees And Expenses Incurred During Legal Proceedings. We Provide Expert Advice On Cost Recovery, Budgeting, And Billing To Clients And Assist Lawyers In Drafting Costs Agreements And Bills Of Costs.