Welcome

General Information

FTG Core Values

What is a Law Costs Draftsperson?

Costs Drafting - A Day In The Life

Legal Costs Trainee Programme: An Overview

How to proceed through the programme

Targets & Expectations

CD Quality Matrix

Office Etiquette

Measuring your Progress - Phase 1 Quizzes and Challenges

Quiz - Day One Checkpoint

Key Resources

Using Microsoft Teams

Introduction

Introduction to the English Legal System

Hierarchy of Courts

The English Legal System Quiz

Sources of Law

Using Avaya - VIDEO

Using Avaya Communicator

Using Avaya - Quiz

Contract - Introduction

Research - Formation of a contract

Formation of a Contract

Practical 1 - Formation of a contract

Research - Vitiating factors

Vitiating Factors

Practical 2 - Vitiating factors

Research - Construction of a contract

Construction of a Contract

Research - Contractual interpretation

Research - Discharge of a contract

Discharge of a Contract

Remedies in Contract

Practical 3 - Remedies

Practical 4 - Contract

Contract - Quiz

Tort & Negligence - an introduction

Assignment - Negligence

Negligence

Research Task - Defences

Tort Law - Defences

Research Task - Specific Duties

Tort Law - Specific Duties & Remedies

Tort Quiz

Tort Practical Question 1

Tort Practical Question 2

Civil Litigation - an Introduction

Research task: stages of litigation

Stages of litigation

Stages of litigation - an illustration

Civil Procedure Rules quiz

Research task: Civil Procedure Rules

Pre-action correspondence bundle

Documents bundle - pleadings

Pre-action

Quiz - Pre-Action

Research - pre-action

Research - Issuing proceedings

Issuing proceedings

Research - Responding to Proceedings

Responding to Proceedings

Research - Ending a Claim

Ending a Claim

Research - Case Management

Case Management

Research - Disclosure

Disclosure

Research - Evidence: Witness Statements

Witness Statements

Research - Expert Evidence

Expert Evidence

Practical - Expert Evidence

Research - Trial & Trial Preparation

Trial

Research - Quantum

Quantum

Practical - Quantum

Research - Enforcement & Appeals

Costs, Enforcement & Appeals

Practical: Costs

Civil Litigation & Claims Process Quiz

Research - Settlement Offers

An Introduction to Part 36

Research - P36 self contained code

Part 36 terminology

Quiz - P36 Terminology

Part 36 requirements

Quiz - P36 Timings

Quiz: Part 36 Application

Importance of Part 36

Research - P36 requirements and benefits

Part 36 - the detail (Part 1 - video)

Practical - P36 acceptance consequences

Part 36 - the detail (Part 2 - video)

Practical - P36 consequences at trial

Other types of offers

Quiz - P36 basic

Assignment - P36 Unjust

Part 36 - recap and tips

Practical - P36 examples

EG offer where D is Receiving Party

EG offer where D is RP, different interest provisions in offer

EG paying party costs offer

EG paying party costs offer

Slides

Assessment - General Law

Research - General Costs Law

Where do costs fit in?

General Costs Law

Research - Costs Documents

Detailed Assessment

Example document: Breakdown of Costs

Practical - Breakdown of Costs

Costs budgeting

Example document: Bill of Costs

Practical - Bill of Costs

Example Document - Points of Dispute & Replies

Negotiations, Advocacy & Other Work Types

Practical - Points of Dispute & Replies

Quiz - General Costs Principles

Introduction - what is a retainer?

Private retainer documents

Private retainer extract 1

Private retainer extract 2

Solicitors' Obligations

Practical - Solicitors Obligations

CFA Documents

CFA 1

CFA 2

Contentious & non-contentious business

What is a Client?

Definitions

Private Retainers

Conditional Fee Agreements ("CFAs")

PRACTICAL: CFA DATE ISSUES - Examples

PRACTICAL: CFA Date Issues

Collective Conditional Fee Agreements

Practical: Chapter 4 Cook on CFAs

Damages Based Agreements (DBAs)

Non-contentious Business Agreements

Research: DBA Caps

Legal Aid funding

Insurance funding

Recap & why the retainer is so important!

Retainer basics

Slides

Sources of Costs Law

O'Beirne v Hudson 2010 1WLR1717

Research Task - Sources of costs law

Sources of Costs Law quiz

Indemnity Principle - Introduction

Research Quiz - Does it matter that the client cannot pay

Indemnity Principle - Client liability

EG CFA 1 (for CFA practical)

Rate review (for CFA practical)

Hourly rates in the CFA and letters of increase

Indemnity principle - bill signature

Indemnity principle - Budget signature

Research - MXX

Indemnity principle - breach

Indemnity principle - breach - case law

Hazlett V Sefton (for retainer challenge Q)

Reseach - The paying party challenges the retainer

Guidance - Interim Bills

Indemnity Principle - interim bills

Practical - different rates

Indemnity principle 3rd party

Quiz - Gardiner v HMRC

Indemnity principle exceptions

Quiz - Breach of the indemnity principle

Indemnity principle recap

Quiz - Indemnity Principle

Hourly rates - introduction

Finding Fee Earners - a Guide to Resources

Finding fee earners - research

Grades of Fee Earner

Quiz: Higgs v Camden

Guideline Hourly Rates

Download - Jefferson v National Freight Carriers Plc (for next quiz)

Quiz - Jefferson v National Freight Carriers Plc

Appropriate grade of fee earner

Practical - What rate is reasonable?

Practical Download - What rate is reasonable?

Practical - Scenario

Practical Download - Scenario

Hourly rates - What do we claim?

Hourly rates - What next?

Hourly rates - over guideline rates?

Quiz - Wraith & Truscott

Hourly rates - What will the court do?

Factors to support hourly rates

Narrative for review

Quiz - Lappet

Hourly rates - Legal Aid

Hourly rates Download - What principle

Quiz - What principle?

Hourly rates recap

Hourly rates - Quiz

Hourly Rates Slides

Practical 1 - Summarise the Medical Report

Practical 2 - Re-summarise the Medical Report

Narrative Drafting Guide

How to Structure a Narrative

Example Narrative 1 (occupational disease case)

Example Narrative 2 (clinical negligence case)

Practical 3 - Draft narrative

Narrative Terminology

Introduction to Disbursements

Lexis Practice Note

Intro to Counsel

Counsel's fees

Hankin

ATE

ATE Premiums: Task

ATE A Redacted

ATE B Redacted

ATE C Redacted

ATE D Redacted

ATE E Redacted

ATE F Redacted

ATE Premiums - Questions

Experts

Court fees

Court Fees - Quiz

Witnesses

Client expenses

Professional Witnesses

Miscellaneous Disbursements

Types of Disbursement - Task

Fee note bundle

Types of Disbursement - Quiz

How to claim Disbursements

Disbursements - Issues to Consider

DISBURSEMENTS PRACTICAL – N260

Disbursements - White Labelling

Crane V Canons Leisure Centre

Challenges to Counsel's Fees

Challenges to Other Disbursements

Costs budgeting in action

Recap

Quiz

Introduction to Bill Drafting

Bill drafting guide

Example 3-column bill

Pre Bills Checks

Bill Drafting Methodology

Intro to Orders

Practical - Common Costs Orders

Costs awards terminology

Table of Costs Orders

Practical materials - Orders for costs

Practical - Orders for costs

Quiz - Taylor V Burton

Deemed Orders

Discontinuance

Discontinuance effect

Court's discretion as to costs Part 1

Court's discretion as to costs Part 2

Court's discretion as to costs Part 3

Belsner Order review - instructions

Belsner downloadable Order

Belsner Order review

Court discretion review - reading

Court discretion review

Forms of Orders

Orders - Requirements

Varying Orders

Quiz - Vanden Recycling

Lexis on Tomlin Orders

Recap on Orders

Orders: End of module quiz

So Simple History Viewer - A Video Guide

Research - Court of Protection

Quiz: Powers of the Court of Protection

Summary Assessment - Intro Part 1

Summary Assessment - Intro Part 2

When will a summary assessment be carried out?

Summary Assessment: Form and Procedure

Problem N260

Case Law Review

Quiz: DVB Bank

Recap: Summary Assessment

Quiz: Summary Assessment

Slide Pack: Summary Assessment

Introduction (D2.0)

Attempting to agree costs pre-Part 8

Quiz: Attempting to agree costs

Costs-only proceedings: Form & Procedure Part 1a (D2.2)

Costs-only proceedings: Form & Procedure Part 1b (D2.2)

Costs-only proceedings: Documents for review

Quiz: Document review

Costs-only proceedings: Form & Procedure Part 2a (D2.4B)

Costs-only proceedings: Form & Procedure Part 2b (D2.4B)

Drafting a Part 8 Claim Form

Practical: Costs-only proceedings

Recap: Costs-only proceedings (D2.7)

Quiz: costs-only proceedings

Slides: Costs-only proceedings

Introduction: Bases of Assessment (C7.0)

Quiz: Excelsior Commercial

Standard Awards (C7.2)

Practical: Three Rivers DC

Indemnity Awards Part 1 (C7.4A)

Indemnity Awards Part 2a (C7.4B)

Indemnity Awards Part 2b (C7.4B)

Mix & Match: Which Costs Award for Which Case?

Quiz: Mix & Match

Recap: Bases of Assessment (C7.6)

Quiz: Bases of Assessment

D3.0 Introduction

Quiz: Forthwith assessment

D3.2 Commencing DA (A)

D3.2 Commencing DA (B)

Assignment: Prepare a Notice of Commencement

D3.4 POD and Replies (A)

D3.4 POD and Replies (B)

Quiz: Ainsworth v Stewarts Law

Task: Pipe v Electrothermal Engineering Ltd

Pipe-v-Electrothermal-Engineering-Ltd

Quiz: Pipe v Electrothermal Engineering Ltd

Quiz: Masten v London Britannia Hotel Ltd

D3.9 Request for DA (A)

D3.9 Request for DA (B)

Complete Request for Detailed Assessment

D3.11 DA hearings (A)

D3.11 DA hearings (B)

Assignment: The Pamplin procedure

D3.13 Provisional assessment (A)

D3.13 Provisional assessment (B)

Assignment: Calculate costs after a provisional assessment

D3.15 Being Late

Quiz: Haji-Ioannou

Assignment: Draft an Order

D3.18 Interim (A)

D3.18 Interim (B)

Assignment: Detailed & Provisional Assessment - Create a Summary

D3.20 Recap (A)

D3.20 Recap (B)

Quiz: Provisional & Detailed Assessment

Slide pack: Provisional & Detailed Assessment

C15.0A - Introduction (A)

C15.0A - Introduction (B)

C15.0B - Introduction

C15.1 West review

C15.2A Application - Cases pre 2019 (A)

C15.2A Application - Cases pre 2019 (B)

C15.2B Application - West

C15.3 Hodgson review

C15.4 How do we (A)

C15.4 How do we (B)

C15.6 ATE premiums (A)

C15.7 Practical - what raise for proportionality

C15.6 ATE premiums (B)

C15.7 Practical - what raise for proportionality

C15.8 Recap

C15.9 Quiz