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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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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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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