1. …. to help maximise your profit costs
FIVE TASTY COSTS TIPS
…. to help maximise your profit costs

2. Part 36 - The unlevel playing field
Different consequences for Claimants and Defendants:
Defendants – CPR (3)
Claimants – CPR (4)
Claimants’ opportunity to avoid fixed costs - Broadhurst v TAN 2016 EWCA Civ 94 RTA.
Claimants’ opportunity to avoid capped costs on provisional assessment – Lowin v Portsmouth 2016 QB

3. Attendance notes - Tips to please the Costs Judge
Break down the work between activities
State the nature and purpose of any amendments
Do not write off time from attendance notes
Record the number of pages considered
Use attendance notes for more than just time recording

4. Interim costs payments – More or less?
Thomas Pink Limited v Victoria's Secret UK Limited [2014] EWHC 3258 (Ch)
Traditional IP awards around 50%.
In Pink, 90% IP was awarded.
Forthcoming appeal in Harrison v Coventry NHS likely to have effect on level of IP’s in budgeted cases

5. Retainers – Some golden rules
- Ensure all work is covered
- Think carefully about hourly rates
- Review immediately when major things happen - e.g.:
- Death
- Loss of capacity
- Child attaining majority

6. Budgeting – in practice
What do you want from Counsel/experts?
The importance of claim value
Submit bundles for CCMCs
Amend or revise – what’s the difference?