Legal Costs Insights
Applying for a Costs Assessment Out of Time: Why the Twelve-Month Deadline Still Matters After Dive Lawyers
Since Dive Lawyers Pty Ltd v The Manager, Costs Assessment [2024] NSWSC 721, we have heard it said that the twelve month deadline for a law practice to apply for a costs assessment no longer really bites. The decision is narrower than that. A practice that misses the deadline can ...
Key Takeaways from the National Costs Law Conference 2026
At Rose Legal, we're committed to supporting the legal profession through practical, CPD-accredited education. Through our seminars, we provide practitioners with access to real-world case experience and expert-led insights in the niche and technical field of legal costs ...
Rose Legal CPD Seminar Series: Supporting Legal Excellence Through Professional Development
At Rose Legal, we're committed to supporting the legal profession through practical, CPD-accredited education. Through our seminars, we provide practitioners with access to real-world case experience and expert-led insights in the niche and technical field of legal costs ...
Obtaining costs orders in the Land and Environment Court: Sader v Elgammal [2025] NSWCA 111
In this Insight, Legal Costs Consultant Kieran Pulley of Rose Legal Costing examines the recent Court of Appeal decision in Sader v Elgammal [2025] NSWCA 111, which reinforces the discretionary nature of costs orders in Class 4 proceedings before the Land and Environment Court ...
Why Instruct a Legal Costs Consultant in a Costs Assessment
In this latest insight, Legal Costs Manager Darius Self examines a case that highlights the importance of proportionality, reasonableness, and timing when pursuing costs in litigation. Even where damages awarded fall short of expectations, a party may still achieve some success. Our latest blog unpacks the costs assessment process and ...
