Prepare for a registrar’s estimate of a bill of costs
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the costs order, the bill or the costs records and any objections, build an item table by stage with the amount claimed, the basis in the records and the likely points of dispute, and calculate scenarios for the estimate.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer decides the positions to take, whether to negotiate or refer to mediation, and prepares any material the registrar requires.
- Written for / version
- US
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Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | From the costs order, the bill or the costs records and any objections, build an item table by stage with the amount claimed, the basis in the records and the likely points of dispute, and calculate scenarios for the estimate. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Confirm the material (including produced and subpoenaed documents subject to the implied undertaking or any confidentiality order) may go into the tool before it is used.
- Check each item against the records and the costs order.
- Confirm the scale or basis that applies.
- Confirm the client’s settlement authority before any negotiation.
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.