Name: Liverpool BPC - Fixed Costs in Practice: Winning Under the New Rules
Start: 2026-03-31T17:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-03-31T18:00:00+01:00
Location: One Hundred Court Chambers

Liverpool BPC - Fixed Costs in Practice: Winning Under the New Rules

with Amie Boothman and Scott Cowley
About this Event

Liverpool BPC would like to invite you to join them on Tuesday 31st March at Hundred Court Chambers, Liverpool. The event will be chared by HHJ Cadwallader and the talk by Amie Boothman and Scott Cowley, from 17:00 - 18:00, will be followed by drinks.

Fixed Costs in Practice: Winning Under the New Rules

The expansion of Fixed Recoverable Costs in October 2023 marked one of the most significant recent reforms to civil litigation in England and Wales, with the aim of promoting proportionality, predictability, and access to justice. However, over two years on, practitioners continue to struggle with the FRC regime and the often-unexpected implications it can have on litigation strategy. In this talk, Scott Cowley and Amie Boothman of Exchange Chambers explore the tactical considerations of FRC from pre-issue through to trial, as well as common pitfalls, recent judicial guidance, Part 36, the hidden costs of interlocutory applications, and situations in which litigants may be able to escape fixed costs altogether.