In response to the two-staged approach to the costs assessment mechanisms recommended by the Supreme Court of Victoria and the County Court of Victoria’s Report on Litigious Costs (the Report),…
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Roger Quick
Solicitor and Costs Assessor
Roger is a solicitor and costs assessor who has been a prolific writer on the constructive practice of construction law and costs law. Currently he is the leading contributor of those completing the second edition of Quick on Costs.
The service considers the elements of change that lawyers need to embrace to keep pace with their changing markets. In addition it offers a comparative consideration of costs law in Australia and the principles and practices of costs law applied in the Supreme Courts of the States and Territories, the Federal, Family and High Courts of Australia and England. Quick on Costs is available on the new Westlaw, Westlaw AU, ProView and in Print.
Posts by Roger Quick
Victorian Supreme Court Review Rejects Litigious Scale of Costs
A report (the Report) into whether Victoria’s Supreme Court should continue to use the Scale of Costs (the Scale) in fixing party/party litigious costs has rejected the concept of retaining…
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Unfair Contract Terms Protections: Reform at Last?
The Government has introduced reforms to establish civil penalty provisions prohibiting the use of, and reliance on, unfair terms in standard form contracts.
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Alternative Dispute Resolution: Resolving Cost Disputes Without Litigation
igation or assessment through the Supreme Courts are the traditional go-to court proceedings for settling cost disputes in Australia. However Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) offers several less-judicial approaches, which can be quicker, cheaper and more flexible.
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Best-Practice Disclosure for Australian-Based Lawyers
The author of Quick on Costs outlines some of the key considerations that lawyers handling disclosure ought to be mindful of.
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A Timely Reminder for Lawyers on Costs Assessments
Increasingly disputes are revolving around the time limits applying to the bringing of costs assessments and who must pay the costs of these assessments.
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Is the Market Changing Faster than Your Firm? 5 Billing Fundamentals
The Australian and international legal markets are changing and are changing at an accelerated pace. The rise of ‘NewLaw’ firms and fixed-price legal services in particular are prompting traditional law firms to respond.
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