Complimentary for Dispute Resolution Section members.
Registration closing date: 11.59pm on Monday 24 February 2025
Last year the Dispute Resolution Section brought a panel of leading experts together on this topic to consider the background to the changes, the impact of the changes and the prospect of future developments. This online event will look at the subsequent developments in this area and possible future changes, with a particular eye on recent case law, changes around disbursements, case management under the new regime, and the impact on clinical negligence work.
Fixed recoverable costs (FRCs), determined by the civil procedure rules, are specific amounts of legal costs that are recoverable by one party from another in certain circumstances in litigation. FRCs used to apply in most low-value personal injury cases, but from 1 October 2023 these have been extended to cover most civil cases valued up to £100,000.
Speakers
- Nicola Critchley, Partner & Head of Client Strategy (Insurance), DWF
- Julian Caddick, Head of Costs, Thompson Solicitors and a Member of the Law Society’s Dispute Resolution Section Advisory Committee
- John Cuss, Legal Services Director, Hudgell Solicitors, Solicitor Member of the CJC, and Former Vice-Chair, Dispute Resolution Section Committee
Learning Objectives
SRA competencies A1
Understand where we are with the fixed recoverable costs regime now
Establish what should be on your firms’ radar
Consider future changes, focused on recent case law and disbursements
Understand the impact on clinical negligence work
Who should attend?
Open to all Dispute Resolution Section members
Civil litigators, finance and cost professionals, and all other solicitors that specialise in litigation
Event Details:
Date: Wednesday 26 February 2025
Time: 2.00pm - 3.00pm
Location: Online
Pricing: FREE for Dispute Resolution section members, £45 + VAT for Law Society members and £55 + VAT standard rate
