The following information is intended to provide an easily
understandable overview of legal costs, types of legal costs, costs
orders and regulated costs for clients. Please note other orders
may be possible in certain circumstances and some orders may not
apply to your circumstances. For more information contact Carroll
& O'Dea Lawyers.
Legal costs are costs for professional work
done by a law practice and disbursements incurred. Disbursements
are expenses and include report fees, witness expenses, copying
fees, court filing fees and expert fees.
Solicitor/client costs are costs billed by a
solicitor or law practice to a client. These costs are generally
calculated in accordance with a Costs Agreement (a written signed
agreement between a client and a law practice). Solicitors
traditionally calculate their costs based on time spent for work
done, at an hourly rate. Some law practices offer legal services at
fixed costs, for example a fixed fee for a Divorce or a
