6th Annual Legal Costs Law and Practice Update. An Online Conference

Wed 7 Oct 2:00 PM - 5:15 PM

Legal costs continue to dominate post-litigation disputes, and the landscape is shifting fast — with key decisions and developments reshaping everything from proportionality to third-party funding.

Join us for this 5th Annual live online Legal Costs Conference, where leading experts will unpack the most pressing issues and emerging trends affecting litigation costs today.

This comprehensive half day online conference will take place on 7 October and will be streamed live, direct to your desktop so you can watch it live or recorded, from the comfort of your office or home. 

The price for this is £249. This is a per organisation price, so up to 20 of your colleagues can participate at no extra charge, even if they are viewing it from a different location or time. So for example, if there are 10 of you the cost per delegate would be, of course, just £24.90. All those attending will receive a free video recording of the complete conference shortly after the event

There is a special price for small firms with 4 or fewer partners. A single place costs £99.00

This is very different to an ordinary recorded webinar or online course experience with one speaker. We have 7 speakers. With this live online conference, you will be able to participate with your colleagues as you want - either live, or in segments (perhaps viewing it a session at a time over several days/weeks) or on an on-demand, recorded basis. You will be able to take part by video or audio to see our panel of expert speakers cover the current hot topics from the comfort of your office or home.

Key topics covered:

Costs Budgeting in 2026: The New Pilot, Precedent Z and Budget Variations

Detailed Assessment in 2026: Hourly Rates, Proportionality and Recovering Budgeted Cost

Litigation Funding After PACCAR: Legislation, Regulation and Costs Risks

Conduct, ADR and indemnity costs

Solicitor–Client Costs: Retainers, Estimates, Bills and Challenges

Part 36 and Costs: Offers, Late Acceptance and Fixed Recoverable Costs

Recovering legal costs as damages in professional negligence claims

Why Attend?

✔ Hear from top legal costs experts
✔ Get fully up to date on the cases and guidance shaping practice in 2025
✔ Gain practical insights into compliance, drafting, and strategy
✔ Watch live or on-demand — full recording included
✔ Excellent value for firms of all sizes

Speakers

Alexander Hutton KC, Hailsham Chambers (Chair)

Peter Dodge, Radcliffe Chambers

Darren Malone, 18 St John Street Chambers

James Miller, 18 St John Street Chambers

Jonathan Cosgrove, 18 St John Street Chambers

Rupert Cohen, Landmark Chambers

Dominic Woodhouse, PIC

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this conference, delegates will be better able to:

• Understand the latest developments in legal costs law and practice and their practical implications
• Assess the impact of current changes to costs budgeting and detailed assessment
• Understand the latest position on litigation funding following PACCAR
• Identify the costs consequences of conduct, ADR and indemnity costs
• Deal more confidently with solicitor–client costs, retainers, estimates, bills and challenges
• Apply the latest developments concerning Part 36 and fixed recoverable costs
• Recognise when legal costs may be recoverable as damages in professional negligence claims

Important Points About Booking

1. Payment can be made by credit or debit card or alternatively by invoice. The option to pay by invoice is below the pay by card option in the booking form

2. If you don't have the complete list of who will be attending you can book for those that you know will be attending and add the others at a later date

3. Please ensure that, when booking, you get colleagues' email addresses entirely correct as failure to do so will probably mean that they will not receive joining instructions

The Legal Training Consultancy

The Legal Training Consultancy is a full-service training consultancy with a large portfolio of conferences, courses and trainers. Over the years we have been responsible for putting together a vast number of law and tax related conferences, webinars, seminars, videos and e-learning modules. Altogether well over 2200.