---
title: "Check costs and funding disclosure against the practice note before the first hearing"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/class-actions-representative-proceedings/check-costs-and-funding-disclosure-against-the-practice-note-before-the"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A7-D20261018-3"
practice_area: "Class Actions / Representative Proceedings"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Check costs and funding disclosure against the practice note before the first hearing

> Compare the costs agreement, the litigation funding agreement and every communication sent to class members with the practice note’s disclosure requirements, and list each requirement as met or not met with the…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Class Actions / Representative Proceedings](https://ailawframework.com/practice/class-actions-representative-proceedings.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Compare the costs agreement, the litigation funding agreement and every communication sent to class members with the practice note’s disclosure requirements, and list each requirement as met or not met with the document cited: written agreements, clear and timely notice of legal costs and funding charges, the categories of costs, conflicts provisions, confidential disclosure to the court and the notice of disclosure to other parties, with the dates by which each is due. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer decides whether each communication discloses the costs and charges in clear terms, decides what further disclosure is needed after any material change, settles the conflicts provisions, and approves the disclosure to the court and to the other parties. |
| Written for / versions | 1 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Line-by-line review**

Review the complete output at the level of each line, paragraph or clause; check facts, meaning and omissions.

- What the AI does: Compare the costs agreement, the litigation funding agreement and every communication sent to class members with the practice note’s disclosure requirements, and list each requirement as met or not met with the document cited: written agreements, clear and timely notice of legal costs and funding charges, the categories of costs, conflicts provisions, confidential disclosure to the court and the notice of disclosure to other parties, with the dates by which each is due.
- What the lawyer does: The lawyer decides whether each communication discloses the costs and charges in clear terms, decides what further disclosure is needed after any material change, settles the conflicts provisions, and approves the disclosure to the court and to the other parties.
- 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. Check every communication sent to class members, including website text and registration forms, not only formal notices.
2. Confirm each category of legal costs the class may bear is explained, including any uplift.
3. Diarise the confidential disclosure and the notice of disclosure against the first case management hearing date.

## 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 of Australia — Class Actions Practice Note (GPN-CA)](https://www.fedcourt.gov.au/law-and-practice/practice-documents/practice-notes/gpn-ca) (checked 2026-10-18)
- [Supreme Court of Victoria — SC Gen 10 Conduct of Group Proceedings (Class Actions)](https://www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au/areas/legal-resources/practice-notes/sc-gen-10-conduct-of-group-proceedings-class-actions-second) (checked 2026-10-18)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [First case management hearing: costs disclosure and readiness note (Federal Court class action)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/class-actions-representative-proceedings/first-case-management-readiness-note.md) | Memo | Yellow | Note for the first case management hearing under the Class Actions Practice Note: confidential costs disclosure, the funding notice, and the issues the Court expects the parties to address. |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [United States](https://ailawframework.com/practice/class-actions-representative-proceedings/check-costs-and-funding-disclosure-against-the-practice-note-before-the/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.*