PROGRAMME
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09:00 – 09:30 Registration and Refreshments
09:30 – 09:40 Welcome and Introduction
Colin Campbell, Joint Editor Costs Law Reports
09:40– 10:05 Keynote Speech
The Hon. Mr. Justice Pepperall – Queen’s Bench Division
10:05– 10:35 Fixed Costs/Business Courts Pilot
Juliet Wells of Temple Garden Chambers
10:35 – 11:05 CPR 44.11/Conduct at Detailed Assessment and Inaccurate Bills
(following Vertannes v United Lincoln Hospitals NHS Trust)
Master Colum Leonard
11:05 – 11:20 On-line Demonstration and Developments in Costs Law Reports
Dick and Sophie Warner of Class Legal
11.20 – 11.45 REFRESHMENTS; kindly sponsored by Eversheds Sutherland
11:45 – 12:15 Costs Case law Round up
Simon Browne QC of Temple Garden Chambers
12.15 - 12.45 QOCS, Damages Based Agreements, ATE premiums
(after West v. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust)
Nicholas Bacon QC of 4 New Square Chambers
12.45 - 13.15 Solicitors Act 1974
Alexander Hutton QC of Hailsham Chambers
13:15 – 14:15 LUNCH
14:15 – 14:45 Cost Budgeting; hourly rates, hours spent, “substantial developments” and
“good reason” for departing from the budget
Roger Mallalieu of 4 New Square Chambers
14:45 – 15.15 Part 36 Offers in costs/Payments on Account
Professor Dominic Regan of Dominic Regan Training Ltd
15:15 – 16:00 Advocacy through the spreadsheet; Mock detailed assessment in a
budgeted case to be subject to Proportionality Test under CPR 44.3(5)
Master Jennifer James presiding,
Matthew Waszak and Shaman Kapoor of Temple Garden Chambers
16.00 – 16:30 Costs Roundup - Fixed Costs consultation, Protected parties’ costs, Summary
Assessment under the Pilot Scheme. Costs Crystal Ball Gaze
Master Andrew Gordon-Saker, Senior Costs Judge
16:30 -16:40 Questions and Chairman’s closing remarks
16:40 Drinks and canapes kindly sponsored by Temple Garden Chambers
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By popular request, we shall be increasing the number of speaker slots this year and once again, by courtesy of Temple Garden Chambers, there will be a Drinks Party to round off the day in the offices of our hosts, Eversheds Sutherland.
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