Draft a Queensland conditional costs agreement for a personal injury claim
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the scope and estimates the lawyer marks, draft a conditional costs agreement under the Legal Profession Act 2007 that states the successful outcome, the cooling-off period, any uplift, and whether disbursements are payable if the claim fails. Leave room for the speculative-claim cap. Do not send it.
- What the lawyer must review
- Settle the successful outcome, and whether a sophisticated-client exception applies.
- If fees are discounted, test the 25 per cent uplift on the undiscounted fees.
- Leave room for the speculative personal injury cap.
- Say whether disbursements stay payable if the claim fails.
Rules that apply
The document starts from the task name. Change it if this piece of work is different.
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Potential support includes preparing preliminary structure or wording and assembling provisional schedules. Confirm the tool’s capability and permitted scope. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Review operative clauses in the complete document, including definitions, cross-references, schedules and inconsistencies with the instructions.
- Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
- Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.