---
title: "Costs, billing & litigation funding: precedents"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/costs-billing-and-litigation-funding"
type: "precedent_area"
site: "AI Law Framework"
area_id: "A42"
precedent_count: 6
latest_law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-17"
---

# Costs, billing & litigation funding: precedents

> 6 starting-point precedents for Costs, billing & litigation funding, each with the law behind it and how far AI may help.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/costs-billing-and-litigation-funding  
Latest law stated as at: 2026-10-17

Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt

## Precedents

| Precedent | Kind | Jurisdictions | AI level | Summary | Law stated as at |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Uniform Law standard costs disclosure form (matters likely to cost $750 to $3,000): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/costs-billing-and-litigation-funding/standard-costs-disclosure-form.md) | Form | New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia | Yellow | Links to the prescribed Uniform Law standard costs disclosure form (Form 1) and explains how to complete each part, when it may be used instead of a full disclosure, and what to do when the estimate… | 2026-10-17 |
| [Costs disclosure and costs agreement letter (Uniform Law ss 174 and 180)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/costs-billing-and-litigation-funding/costs-disclosure-and-agreement-letter.md) | Letter | New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia | Yellow | Full written costs disclosure for Uniform Law matters likely to exceed $3,000, which also operates as the costs agreement when accepted.… | 2026-10-17 |
| [Engagement and costs agreement clauses: AI use, client consent and charging for AI-assisted work](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/costs-billing-and-litigation-funding/costs-agreement-ai-clause.md) | Clause | New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom (England and Wales), United States | Yellow | Clauses for engagement letters and costs agreements that tell the client how the firm uses AI, record consent or restrictions, and state how AI-assisted work and tool costs are charged. | 2026-10-17 |
| [Billing and time-recording policy for AI-assisted work](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/costs-billing-and-litigation-funding/ai-billing-time-recording-policy.md) | Policy | New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia, Australia, United States | Yellow | Firm policy on recording time and billing for work done with AI tools, so bills reflect real legal work, efficiencies reach the client, and verification or rework does not inflate costs. | 2026-10-17 |
| [Notice to client of a significant change in legal costs (Uniform Law s 174(1)(b))](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/costs-billing-and-litigation-funding/significant-change-costs-estimate-letter.md) | Letter | New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia | Yellow | Letter that updates the client in writing when the scope, basis or likely total of legal costs changes significantly, explains the impact, sets out options and seeks instructions and consent. | 2026-10-17 |
| [Litigation funding agreement review checklist (including class actions)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/costs-billing-and-litigation-funding/litigation-funding-agreement-review-checklist.md) | Checklist | Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia | Red | Checklist for reviewing a third-party litigation funding agreement and the related costs agreement: commission, control, termination, adverse costs, conflicts, court disclosure and the contingency… | 2026-10-17 |

The area's guidance on AI use: [Costs, billing & litigation funding](https://ailawframework.com/obligations/costs-billing-and-litigation-funding.md). All areas: [Precedents](https://ailawframework.com/precedents.md).

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