Costs in Financial Remedy Proceedings - The New Landscape

Introduction

2020 saw the introduction of new cost provisions in the Family Procedure Rules (‘FPR’) and updating case law on the issue of costs within financial remedy proceedings. Has the landscape changed in financial remedy proceedings?

There has been much debate about the principle of costs and a renewed focus on this issue. There is much commentary in this area as to whether more robust provisions should be made to hold parties more accountable to cost implications.

This virtual classroom seminar aims to provide an update of the FPR, outline the key points from recent cases and provide some practical tips.

It will also look at how the court awards cost orders in practice.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive session will cover the following:

• Current cost provisions in the FPR relating to financial remedy proceedings, focusing in particular on the changes to rule 9.27 and PD 27A
• An analysis of recent case decisions, including OG v AG [2020] and key points to take from them to use in practice, has anything changed a year on?
• How should the court apply any costs award relating to conduct?
• Enforcement of costs orders
• Practical tips for encouraging settlement and the importance of a cost/benefit analysis when considering offers to settle

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.