Civil costs / by Peter T. Hurst, LLB, M. Phil, Senior Costs Judge of the Senior Courts Costs Office.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preliminary -- Introduction -- The Civil Procedure Rules 1998 -- The relationship with the client -- Entitlement to costs -- General principles of entitlement to costs -- Agreements as to costs -- Assessment of costs -- Non-contentious costs -- Contentious costs -- Practice & Procedure -- Application for and attendance upon detailed assessment -- Appeal -- Review and appeal -- Penalties and Sanctions -- Wasted costs sanctions and the court's inherent jurisdiction -- Particular matters -- Court of Protection, Arbitration and Other Tribunals -- Costs of trustees, personal representatives and under contract, protective cost orders, orders under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 -- Lien and recovery of costs -- Charging orders -- Security for costs in litigation -- Recovery, interest and reimbursement of costs -- General principles of assessment -- Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.

"Provides a thorough and authoritative survey of the costs regime under the Civil Procedure Rules; Deals with all areas of civil costs, from the basic principles of entitlement to the practical details of how costs - both non-contentious and contentious - are assessed; Explains the new costs legislation and rules following on from the implementation of the Jackson reforms; Explains costs management, costs budgeting and costs capping in detail; Deals with the new provisions relating to Conditional Fee Agreements (CFAs), Damages Based Agreements (DBAs),the transitional provisions and exceptions and the implications of these changes; Covers the introduction of Qualified One Way Costs Shifting, the 10% increase in damages and the changes to Part 36 (an additional amount up to £75,000 where a defendant fails to beat a claimant's Part 36 offer); Sets out the transitional provisions and in particular the exceptions relating to Mesothelioma, insolvency and publication and privacy proceedings; Details the provisions relating to recoverable ATE premiums in negligence cases; Provides a wealth of detail and information including the latest cases about all aspects of civil costs;"--Publisher's website.