Daily Archives: 17th February 2017

FAQ – New Format Bill of Costs

Cost NewsBy Victoria Weinrich-Cooke 17th February 2017

Are there any changes to the existing rules? Currently CPR 3.18 remains the key rule to consider when preparing and serving a Bill of Costs on a claim which has been cost managed and costs budgets have been approved by the Court or agreed between the parties. Bills are currently being split to identify where…

What is happening? New Format Bill of Costs

Cost NewsBy Matthew Waring 17th February 2017

A Background In accordance with CPR 3.18 and the ruling of Master Gordon-Saker in the landmark case of BP v Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board, a compliant Bill of Costs must now identify to which ‘phase’ of the cost management process work belongs. There have been numerous methods employed to shoehorn this extra information…