Civil Costs: Law and Practice is now well established as an authoritative and comprehensive work covering all aspects of civil costs, coupled with practical applications, detailed references and precedents. In addition the work is supported by the text of relevant statutes, rules and cases, as well as references to many authorities difficult to find elsewhere. The result is a valuable reference work which provides a one-stop-shop for the law governing civil costs.The second edition includes extensive revisions and updates including:new material on Costs issues arising out of the new SRA Code of Conduct 2011a new section on human rights and the law of costsa new section on damages-based agreementsa new section on litigation involving public bodies and the Crowna new precedent conditional fee agreement for use by barristersa significantly revised chapter concerning CPR Pt 36, dealing with C v D [2011] EWCA Civ 646 and the new Pt 36Civil Costs: Law and Practice is essential reading for all civil litigators (especially costs lawyers), costs draftsmen, solicitors with management responsibilities and the judiciary.