Good Morning John,
I note from your initial instructions for the above matter that there is a further sum of money that you wish for me to include in the Bill of Costs. At this stage I am unsure as to what these costs have resulted from but there are strict rules as to what and how we recover costs and I wanted to briefly explain the same. If the costs have not been incurred or cannot be claimed under your retainer then recovering them will not be possible without breaching statutory or regulatory obligations. It is essential that the retainer is valid for all of the costs you wish to recover as without this validity– you as the solicitor will not be able to recover costs (JH Milner &Son v Percy Bilton Ltd [1966] 1 WLR).
Your right to
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If you have not informed your client and if there is no contractual right to increase rates in the retainer then unfortunately we will be bound by what is contractually stated. The costs of the litigation have been incurred on behalf of the Claimant, the Bill must therefore represent what the Claimant has ‘agreed’ to pay to you for your services. We cannot recover any costs that the Claimant is not liable to pay.
Furthermore, as per the Law of Contract we cannot include costs until you have actually carried out the work so if the costs you mention are in relation to work you are going to do then unfortunately we cannot seek any remuneration as the matter has now settled.
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If your instructions refer to including costs relating to work that is not on file then we must ensure that compliance with the Codes is maintained. If you have done the work then we can include it as it should be able to be evidenced through the work done and we can justify this to the paying party; but without evidence the costs will be difficult to recover if they come into dispute. The Bill needs to be sufficiently particularised, otherwise costs could be void for inadequate information (Re Kingsley 1978).
If you are expecting me to include costs for work that has not
Overhead expenses – not project specific, in this case not a direct result from taking on the Super project so the team did not include
who will make a reasonable effort to locate a private area near the employee’s work area for this purpose.
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are costs that have already been incurred and cannot be changed by any decision made
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Assume that some of the costs are simply not knowable, by anyone, however skilled they are, at the time if the analysis. A good example is the cost of adapting PRIDE software to changes in healthcare law. Did you include any such costs in
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The use of Manage care products has been increasing day by day by the individuals and entities. The products may have profound effects on the quality of care, and the technique used to shift by the physician, hospital, and other health care organization. Manage care product are helpful but hard to afford by certain number of people. To maintain in reducing healthcare cost and generating profits, the manage care products must be consistently maintained effective cost containment efforts (Randell, 2010). The effectiveness of the cost containment depends on the close utilization and implementation process enforced by various risk shifting techniques by the organization.
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At the court hearing, possession proceedings were adjourned on the payment plan suggested. Without my help the client would probably have lost her home, spiralled further into debt and become reliant on the Council for emergency accommodation.
Kati has suffered loss and damages while her vehicle was under the liability of Eastfield Shopping Centre (ESC). After returning from shopping, Kati returned to the valet carpark only to find that her car had been flooded. However, Kati refuses to pay any fees to ESC and is currently seeking legal advice on any actions that she can take. Whether or not Kati can take legal action is dependent on there already being a contract between her and ESC and for ESC to have breached the contract. If so, then the main issue of concern is whether Kati will still be required to pay the administration fees as well as the repairs to her car. For Kati to be successful and not pay, ESC’s exclusion clause will
Answer: At the time of the Commander's Assessment the amount was unknown. Now you have the opportunity to include the cost if the requirement is still valid.
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