In increasingly hard times, winning costs in immigration litigation is increasingly vital for commercial survival. This course covers the CPR on costs, the different types of costs, case law on costs, submissions on costs and tips on pursuing a favourable costs outcome. We cover costs in tribunal appeals as well as higher appeals and applications for judicial review.
The course is only available to paying members of Free Movement. If you are not already a member, you can join here and access not just this course but all of our courses. Membership starts from £20 per month and you can cancel at any time.
Alternatively, you can buy a copy of our ebook on costs here.
You can check out the course contents below:
| Module 1 | Introduction to costs |
| Unit 1 | What are costs? |
| Unit 2 | Indemnity principle |
| Unit 3 | Costs orders available |
| Unit 4 | Standard and indemnity basis for costs |
| Unit 5 | VAT and costs |
| Module 2 | Costs in tribunal appeals |
| Unit 1 | Power to award costs |
| Unit 2 | Repayment of appeal fee |
| Unit 3 | Wasted costs against a representative |
| Unit 4 | Unreasonable conduct by a party |
| Unit 5 | Costs on appeal to the Court of Appeal |
| Module 3 | Costs in judicial review cases |
| Unit 1 | Power to award costs in judicial review cases |
| Unit 2 | Case law review |
| Unit 3 | Costs submissions guidance |
| Module 4 | Wasted costs |
| Unit 1 | Power to award wasted costs |
| Unit 2 | "Improper, unreasonable or negligent" |
| Unit 3 | Legally aided cases |
| Unit 4 | Problems caused by privilege and client confidentiality |
| Unit 5 | Causal link to costs incurred |
| Unit 6 | Examples in an immigration context |
| Module 5 | Litigants in person |
| Unit 1 | Costs for litigants in person |
| Module 6 | Applying for, assessing and quantifying costs |
| Unit 1 | Procedure rules |
| Unit 2 | Making an application for costs |
| Unit 3 | Negotiation: reaching an agreement on costs |
| Unit 4 | Summary or detailed assessment? |
| Unit 5 | Summary assessment |
| Unit 6 | Detailed assessment |
| Unit 7 | Appealing costs decisions |
| Unit 8 | Podcast interview with Jawaid Luqmani on costs issues |
| Unit 9 | Final quiz |
| Unit 10 | Feedback form |
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