Strategies to Make Your Practice More Cost-Efficient

Seminar | Legal Costs 2014

Strategies to make your practice more cost-efficient

About this seminar

The aim of the seminar is to equip delegates with a better understanding of legal costs in order to run a more efficient practice to serve in the best interests of their clients.

The concept of legal costs and a general understanding of legal costs will form the basis followed by practical training in:

Litigious costs: Drafting of bills of costs, taxation and general rules and case law;

Taxations and assessment of costs;Cost orders, expert fees etc.;

Non-litigious costs: Drafting and criteria to be taken in account, fee agreements; and

New developments in statutes, ethics, economics and technology and the influence on legal costs and a legal practice.

Presenter

Alet Lubbe: Cost Consultant

Alet obtained her LL.B, LL.M and MBA degrees from the University of the Free State (UFS). Alet is an attorney at Phatshoane Henney Attorneys, Bloemfontein. She specialises in drafting, taxation and legal advice relating to litigious and non-litigious legal costs. She has been a lecturer since 1994.

Rates
Category / Standard Rate Per Person
Practising attorneys / R 1 120
Candidate attorneys / support staff / R 1 000
Practising attorneys from firms located further than 150 km from the closest venue / R 780
Non-practising attorneys / Others / R 2 240

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Where and when (time: 9:00-16:00)

Bloemfontein: 22 August 2014

1. LEAD will confirm the venue when you register.
2. Limited seats are available at all centres and registrations are confirmed on a first-come, first-served basis.

Who should attend?

Attorneys specialising in litigation and attorneys and consultants who want to learn more about legal costs..

Cancellation of seminar

If you need to cancel your registration, please e-mail at least 48 hours before the seminar starts to avoid being liable for the full rate. All refunds must be claimed in writing not more than 15 business days after cancellation.

LEAD reserves the right to cancel a seminar should the number of delegates not justify the costs involved. Registered delegates will be given reasonable notice of cancellation.

Registration queries: e-mail Annelie Dagnin on or phone her on +27 (0)12 441 4669.
Seminar queries: e-mail or phone on +27 (012) 441-4613 / 4644 / 4608
LEAD switchboard: Tel +27 (0)12 441 4600. Website:

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Date and town/city of attendance
Bloemfontein: 22 August 2014
Please wait for your venue confirmation from LEAD before you make your flight and accommodation booking.
Fee per delegate
Category / Standard Rates
Practising attorneys / R 1 120
Candidate attorneys / support staff / R 1 000
Practising attorneys from firms located further than 150 km from the closest venue / R 780
Non-practising attorneys / Others / R 2 240
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Registration queries: e-mail Annelie Dagnin on or phone her on +27 (0)12 441 4669.
Seminar queries: e-mail . Contact numbers: +27 (012) 441-4613 / 4644 / 4608
LEAD switchboard: Tel +27 (0)12 441 4600. Website:

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