Costs in Immigration Cases (Advanced)

Modules within this course..

1. Introduction to costs

   Covering what costs are, the indemnity principle, the available orders for costs, the standard and indemnity bases for costs and VAT and costs.

   • What are costs?

     Start unit

   • Indemnity principle

     Start unit

   • Costs orders available

     Start unit

   • Standard and indemnity basis for costs

     Start unit

   • VAT and costs

     Start unit

2. Costs in tribunal appeals

   Covers costs in the Immigration and Asylum Chamber of the First-tier and Upper Tribunals, including the procedure rules, guidance to judges and HOPOs, comparable costs cases from other jurisdictions and common scenarios in which costs might be sought or defended against.

   • Power to award costs

     Start unit

   • Repayment of appeal fee

     Start unit

   • Wasted costs against a representative

     Start unit

   • Unreasonable conduct by a party

     Start unit

   • Costs on appeal to the Court of Appeal

     Start unit

3. Costs in judicial review cases

   Covers CPR and practice directions on costs, costs rules, costs cases and costs guidance from the judiciary

   • Power to award costs in judicial review cases

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   • Case law review

     Start unit

   • Costs submissions guidance

     Start unit

4. Wasted costs

   Covers the principles of wasted costs awards including general and immigration specific case law. Applies to both appeals and judicial reviews

   • Power to award wasted costs

     Start unit

   • “Improper, unreasonable or negligent”

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   • Legally aided cases

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   • Problems caused by privilege and client confidentiality

     Start unit

   • Causal link to costs incurred

     Start unit

   • Examples in an immigration context

     Start unit

5. Litigants in person

   Deals with the issue of whether litigants in person can recover costs and if so what might be recovered.

   • Costs for litigants in person

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6. Applying for, assessing and quantifying costs

   Application and assessment process for costs in the First-tier and Upper Tribunals, including preparing costs schedules, summary assessment and detailed assessment.

   • Procedure rules

     Start unit

   • Making an application for costs

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   • Negotiation: reaching an agreement on costs

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   • Summary or detailed assessment?

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   • Summary assessment

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   • Detailed assessment

     Start unit

   • Appealing costs decisions

     Start unit

   • Podcast interview with Jawaid Luqmani on costs issues

     Start unit

   • Final quiz

     Start unit

   • Feedback form

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