14 Oct, 2019
Part 10 of the LSRA 2015 was commenced on the 8th October 2019, this provides for the transition of the office of the Taxing Master to that of Legal Costs Adjudicators who will maintain a publicly accessible register of its legal costs determinations. This also sets out the duties of legal practioners in relation to costs, the requirement to provide Section 150 Notices regarding costs (replacing Section 68 Notices), payments regarding costs and obligations upon legal practioners. In addition Part 10 deals with the Adjudication of Legal Costs