Law of Costs, 4th Edition

Part I - Costs Between Solicitor and Own Client
1. Retainer
2. Costs Agreement
3. Restrictions on the recovery of solicitor-client costs
4. Nature and process of solicitor and own client taxation
5. Allowances on solicitor and own client taxation

Part II - Costs Between Party and Party
6. Jurisdiction and discretion to order costs
7. The costs indemnity rule
8. Ouster of general rule that costs follow the event
9. Public interest and test case litigation
10. Costs out of a fund
11. Costs of multiple parties
12. Costs sanctions for proceedings in wrong court
13. Costs consequences of rejected settlement offers
14. Timing of costs order

Part III - Quantification of Party and Party Costs
15. Nature of party-party costs quantification
16. Bases of taxation
17. Allowances on party and party taxation
18. Procedure relating to taxation
19. Interest on party and party costs

Part IV - Costs in Appeals
20. Appeals
21. Suitors' and appeal costs funds legislation

Part V - Non - party Costs Orders
22. Costs orders against non-parties
23. Costs orders against lawyers

Part VI - Costs in Criminal Cases
24. Costs in criminal cases
25. Costs in criminal cases legislation

Part VII - Securing Costs Entitlements
26. The retaining lien
27. The particular lien
28. Nature of security for costs order
29. Discretion to order security for costs