This event is focused on commercial litigation and costs, and will examine the latest developments in relation to key issues such as budgeting, proportionality, and the extension of fixed costs. 

Litigators will gain expert insight from a high-calibre line up of judges, costs barristers and commercial litigators on the platform. Delegates will be given the opportunity to ask questions and join in debate from the floor. 

Delegates will hear from litigators on how the Jackson reforms have affected their legal businesses on a day-to-day basis.

Learning outcomes

  • Practical insight into the findings of Lord Jackson’s fixed costs review
  • Find out the latest developments in relation to the status of costs budgets with analysis of Merrix and Harrison, and the most recent cases on proportionality and CFAs 
  • Learn about trends in relation to securing third-party funding and how the industry is being affected by international developments
  • An opportunity to network with other professionals in the commercial litigation arena.