---
title: "Prepare the class-member notice of legal costs and funding charges"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/obligations/costs-billing-and-litigation-funding/prepare-the-class-member-notice-of-legal-costs-and-funding-charges"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A42-PE20261022-6"
practice_area: "Costs, billing & litigation funding"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Prepare the class-member notice of legal costs and funding charges

> From the signed costs agreement and any litigation funding agreement, extract the commission or other funding charges, who is to meet adverse costs and security for costs, and whether the agreement has provisions for…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Costs, billing & litigation funding](https://ailawframework.com/obligations/costs-billing-and-litigation-funding.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the signed costs agreement and any litigation funding agreement, extract the commission or other funding charges, who is to meet adverse costs and security for costs, and whether the agreement has provisions for conflicts between the applicant, class members, the lawyers and any funder. Sort the lawyer's cost figures into common-benefit costs, sub-group costs, individual costs and any uplift the lawyers intend to charge where that is permitted. The tool does not send the notice. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer settles the notice in clear terms, gives it as soon as practicable, repeats it if the charges change materially, and decides the confidentiality, redaction and objection points before anything is given to the Court or another party. |
| Written for / versions | 1 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Source-by-source verification**

Trace relied-on content to independent sources and check for relevant material the output has missed.

- What the AI does: From the signed costs agreement and any litigation funding agreement, extract the commission or other funding charges, who is to meet adverse costs and security for costs, and whether the agreement has provisions for conflicts between the applicant, class members, the lawyers and any funder. Sort the lawyer's cost figures into common-benefit costs, sub-group costs, individual costs and any uplift the lawyers intend to charge where that is permitted. The tool does not send the notice.
- What the lawyer does: The lawyer settles the notice in clear terms, gives it as soon as practicable, repeats it if the charges change materially, and decides the confidentiality, redaction and objection points before anything is given to the Court or another party.
- Who reviews: Responsible lawyer with competence in the matter
- Basis: Practical workflow informed by the linked primary sources; the traffic light and working checks are editorial guidance, not a court classification.
- Why: The level reflects what the work is, the consequence of an error, and how much of the output the lawyer must independently re-derive.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. State the charges in clear terms and record the date the notice is given.
2. Separate common-benefit, sub-group and individual costs, and say in which situations a class member may bear a share of unrecovered costs.
3. Diarise 7 days before the first case management hearing for the notice of disclosure and for any objection.
4. Do not include the budget, the funds available, or an assessment of the merits in the copy served on other parties.

## Notes

- 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.

## Sources

- [Federal Court Class Actions Practice Note (GPN-CA), issued 20 December 2019](https://www.fedcourt.gov.au/law-and-practice/practice-documents/practice-notes/gpn-ca) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [United States](https://ailawframework.com/obligations/costs-billing-and-litigation-funding/prepare-the-class-member-notice-of-legal-costs-and-funding-charges/united-states.md) | Yellow |

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*