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Podcast Episode 4: Expert Fees
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Podcast Episode 4: Expert Fees

bySean Mosby

In Episode 4 of the Expert Matters Podcast, Simon and Sean discuss Expert Fees. We catch up with Dominic Woodhouse from Partners in Costs to discuss cost management and budgeting in civil proceedings. Dominic explains the cost management regime, talks about the pressures that affect fees in civil litigation, and provides a top tip for experts. We also look at the recent judgment in CXR v Dome Holdings on the long running issue of whether claimants should be required to provide a breakdown of agency fees, before finishing up by reflecting on feedback from members on the challenges with the legal aid system. 

You can listen to Episode 4 of the Expert Matters Podcast on spotify and apple podcasts

You can find details about the October webinar on Cost Management: Budgeting in Civil Proceedings at: 

Cost Management: Budgeting in Civil Proceedings

The resources we mention in this episode are:

Template for Fee Note on Staged Payments

EWI Standard Expert Terms and Conditions of Engagement

EWI Knowledge Hub on Setting Fees and Getting Paid

Expert Matters, Autumn 2024, including the EWI Article on the implications of CXR v Dome Holdings

The judgment discussed in this episode is:

CXR v Dome Holdings Ltd – HCJ (SCCO)

Links to other matters discussed in the Podcast are:

Partners in Costs

BEB Contract and Legal Services 

The Value of Justice for All

We would appreciate your feedback including improvements and ideas for content you would like us to include at expertmatters@ewi.org.uk. 

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