| Description |
cxxxii, 1037 pages ; 25 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Part I: Costs Between Solicitor and Own Client. 1. Retainer -- 2. Costs agreements -- 3. Restrictions on the recovery of solicitor-client costs -- 4. Nature and process of solicitor and own client taxation -- 5. Allowances on solicitor and own client taxation. 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. Costs 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 taxation -- 17. Allowances on party and party taxation -- 18. Procedure relating to taxation -- 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 against 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 |
| Summary |
Law of Costs brings together in one place, the legislation, court rules and case law pertaining to the practice of the law of costs in Australia. Reference is also made to the applicable law of the United Kingdom, Canada and New Zealand |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Costs (Law) -- Australia.
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| Author |
Walker, R. J
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| ISBN |
0409319171 : |
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