CIVIL PROCEDURE BACK TO BASICS 75: COSTS BUDGETING: COUNSEL’S BRIEF FEE NOW PART OF THE TRIAL PREPARATION PHASE

Judging from the reaction of my opponent (and the judge) at a CCMC I attended today a change in the rules introduced on 1st October 2019 could benefit from wider publication. On the 1st October 2019 Counsel's brief fee is to be placed in the "trial preparation" phase of a cost budget.  Only counsel'...