Check a bill states the avenues and time limits for a costs dispute
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the draft bill and any document to be given with it, record whether there is a written statement of the avenues open to the client if there is a dispute about legal costs, and of the time limits for taking those actions. Quote the statement where it appears. Do not send the bill.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer decides whether the statement covers the avenues that are open and the time limits that apply, and includes it in the bill or with the bill.
- Written for / version
- US
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Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | From the draft bill and any document to be given with it, record whether there is a written statement of the avenues open to the client if there is a dispute about legal costs, and of the time limits for taking those actions. Quote the statement where it appears. Do not send the bill. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- The statement is in the bill or accompanies the bill.
- It sets out the avenues open if there is a dispute about legal costs.
- It sets out the time limits for those avenues.
- The lawyer settles the wording. This check does not invent the avenues.
Sources
These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.