Nottinghamshire Law Society

Putting Profit Back into Solicitors Costs

Teresa Aitken P.I.Costing Ltd

Wednesday 9th May 2012. 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm (2 hours CPD)

Members £50 plus VAT (£60). Non members £75 plus VAT (£90)

Course Outline

Practical, straightforward guidance on how to maximise your costs and how to avoid the common pitfalls, particularly while the matter is still live, to avoid later difficulties during costs negotiations or detailed assessment proceedings. The talk will cover the following topics:

• Interim Payments
• Interest Hourly Rates
• Proportionality
• Time Recording
  

Teresa Aitken BA (Hons), Costs Lawyer – Managing Director PI Costing Ltd. Prior to beginning PI Costing in 1996, Teresa gained a BA (Hons) Degree in Business. Teresa became an Associate Law Costs Draftsman in 2000 and a Fellow of the Association of Law Costs Draftsmen in 2004. In 2007 she became one of the first costs draftsmen to be granted rights of audience and the right to conduct costs litigation for the purposes of Sections 27 & 28 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990, gaining the title Costs Lawyer.

Teresa has delivered numerous seminars of Costs Law and current Costs issues effecting practitioners. Teresa currently heads the negotiations Team at PI Costing and provides continuing training to existing client and at national events including AvMA and The Law Society

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