Case and costs management

The powers of the courts were changed last year and the judiciary is more actively managing cases and their conduct. On costs, there has been a notable trend of claimants being penalised for putting forward unrealistic budgets, showing that the costs of CCMCs are not always in the case, which many practitioners assume to be the case.

This webinar will cover:

• The extensive powers vested in the court
• Budgeting developments
• The jurisdiction to strike out
• Relief from sanctions
• How an exempt case can yet be costs managed
• Curbs on witness statements
• The Court of Appeal ruling in Alame v Shell confirming the parties’ freedom to plead their case as they want