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Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to the course!

  • 2

    Legal Aid

    • Meet your Speakers - Fun Facts

    • Saving Time and Maximising Recoverable Costs

    • Current Trends

    • Scope

    • Disbursements and Prior Authority

    • Deep dive into Disbursements

    • FAS Top Tips

    • Enhancements (Part 1)

    • Enhancements (Part 2)

    • Maximising Recoverable Time

    • Legal Aid Payments on Account

  • 3

    Court of Protection

    • Meet your Speakers - Fun Facts

    • Court of Protection

    • Court of Protection High Costs

  • 4

    High Costs

    • Meet your Speakers - Fun Facts

    • The different types of High Costs Cases

    • CCFS Overview

    • How to Calculate CCFS

    • How to Escape CCFS

    • Court of Protection High Costs

    • Civil (Non-Family) High Costs Presentation

    • High Costs Top Tips

    • High Costs Case Processing

  • 5

    Uploading, Processing and Managing Cases Through CCMS

    • Meet your Speakers - Fun Facts

    • High Costs Case Processing

    • How to Create the Perfect Assessment Bundle

    • Top Uploading and Processing Tips

  • 6

    Legal Cashering

    • Legal Cashiering - Why do you need a Gatekeeper for funds

    • Legal Cashiering - Do you need a legal cashier for month end

    • Legal Cashiering - The control and processes for finance

  • 7

    Downloadable Resources

    • Fixed Fee Guides

    • Handy Desk Aids

    • Legal Cashiering - Why outsource your legal cashering

    • Top Tips from Scott Baldwin, Chief Executive of St Mary's Chambers

    • Top Tips for Maximising Legal Aid Costs Recovery

    • Top Tips for avoiding writing off costs in High Costs Cases

    • Top Tips from Beth Brayshaw, Legal Aid Costs Draftsperson

    • Top Tips from Samantha Wright, Training Programme

  • 8

    Downloadable Bidwell Henderson Documents

    • Bidwell Henderson Introduction Booklet

    • Instructing Bidwell Henderson