Litigation practitioners should be aware of the significant changes to the practice of cost recovery in the Federal Court resulting from the publication of the Costs Practice Note on 25 October 2016. The practice note is aimed at reducing the time and costs involved in quantifying costs recoverable by a party with the benefit of a cost order.

Liz Harris, co-author of Quick on Costs, has written an introduction to the new practice note that will be published in the service in December.

A copy of the practice note can be found on the Court website at http://www.fedcourt.gov.au/law-and-practice/practice-documents/practice-notes.