When a lawyer leaves one firm and continues a client's matter at another, what happens to the costs agreement the client originally signed? And who is entitled to recover the fees for work already done?

A security for costs application is a court request, typically made by a defendant, requiring the plaintiff to deposit funds into court to cover the defendant’s legal costs in the event the defendant is successful. This mechanism protects defendants against the risk of a plaintiff that lacks the financial capability to meet a costs order. Courts grant these orders at their discretion, balancing the defendant's protection against the plaintiff's right to litigate, considerin

In the recent case of Studio B Hair Design Pty Ltd t/as Studio B Hair Design v Kerrison t/as Kerrisons Legal Services [2025] NSWSC 924,...

If you are a lawyer acting for a client in a litigation matter in NSW, and were successful in obtaining an order that the other side pay...

A recent Supreme Court decision confirms that legal costs need not be paid to be recovered on a party party or indemnity basis.

On 5 May 2023, the Supreme Court of New South Wales Court of Appeal handed down a decision in the matter of Bingham v Bevan [2023] NSWCA...

Section 193 of the Uniform Law enables a client to have interim bills assessed whether or not the 12 month limitation period has lapsed.

The enactment of the Uniform Law brought with it the blanket and default exclusion of Commercial and Government clients

In some instances a gross sum costs order offers even more efficiency in the recovery of legal costs.

You have most likely had experience with the process of recovering legal costs, whether from a client or on behalf of a client. We are...