Law of Costs, 4th edition

Law of Costs provides a comprehensive overview of the Australian law of costs in both the lawyer-client and the party-party context. It addresses all Australian jurisdictions (State and Federal), as well as costs in criminal matters, through the relevant statutes, court rules and case law.

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Law of Costs, 4th Edition brings together in one place the legislation, court rules and case law pertaining to the practice of the law of costs in Australia in both the lawyer-client and the party-party context. Accessible and comprehensive, Law of Costs addresses all Australian jurisdictions (state and Federal) and makes reference to the corresponding laws in the UK, Canda and New Zealand.

Written by esteemed author Professor Gino Dal Pont, Law of Costs examines the law that has developed surrounding how a solicitor or barrister should quantify and handle their own costs. It is a fundamental reference text which includes coverage of appropriate client fees, security for costs, solicitors’ liens, litigation funders and cost agreements.

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  • Highly esteemed author
  • Essential reference for all practitioners
  • Multi-jurisdictional

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Dal Pont, Law of Charity, 2nd edition, 2017
Dal Pont, Law of Limitation, 2016
Dal Pont, Law of Associations, 2018
Dal Pont & Mackie, Law of Succession, 2nd edition, 2017

 

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Gino Dal Pont

Gino Dal Pont

G E Dal Pont is a Professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Tasmania. He is a graduate of the University of Tasmania (LLD) and the University of Michigan (LLM) and is admitted to practice in New South Wales. He has written widely in the areas of the legal profession and equity & trusts. Professor Dal Pont is General Editor of Halsbury’s Laws of Australia and also author of Lawyer Discipline, Law of Agency, Law of Associations, Law of Charity, Law of Costs, Law of Limitation, Powers of Attorney and Interpretation of Testamentary Documents.

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Table of contents

1. Prologue

 
Part I – Costs Between Lawyer and Own Client

 
2. Retainer and Costs Disclosure

 
3. Costs Agreements

 
4. Restrictions of the Recovery of Lawyer-Client Costs

 
5. Assessment of Lawyer and Own Client Bills

 
Part II – Costs Between Party and Party

 
6. Jurisdiction and Discretion to Order Costs

 
7. The Costs Indemnity Rule

 
8. Ouster of General Rule that Costs Follow the Event

 
9. Public Interest and Test Case Litigation

 
10. Costs out of a Fund

 
11. Costs of Multiple Parties

 
12. Cost Sanctions for Proceedings in Wrong Court

 
13. Costs Consequences of Rejected Settlement Offers

 
14. Timing of Costs Order

 
Part III – Quantification of Party and Party Costs

 
15. Nature of Party-Party Costs Quantification

 
16. Bases of Costs Quantification

 
17. Allowances on Costs Quantifications Between Party and Party

 
18. Procedure Relating to Costs Quantification

 
19. Interest on Party and Party Costs

 
Part IV – Costs in Appeals

 
20. Appeals

 
21. Suitors’ and Appeal Costs Funds Legislation

 
Part V – Non-Party Costs Orders

 
22. Costs Orders and Non-Parties

 
23. Costs Orders Against Lawyers

 
Part VI – Costs in Criminal Cases

 
24. Costs in Criminal Cases

 
25. Costs in Criminal Cases Legislation

 
Part VII – Securing Costs Entitlements

 
26. The Retaining Lien

 
27. The Particular Lien

 
28. Nature of Security for Costs Order

 
29. Discretion to Order Security for Costs
 

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