Litigation Costs - Thorogood Reports Author:Michael Bacon The astute practitioner will understand the importance and relevance of costs to the litigation process as a whole and will wish to learn how to turn the myriad of rules to maximum advantage. — This objective forms the basis of Michael Bacon's Special Report. The intention is not to examine the whole practice and procedure relating to costs and t... more »heir assessment under the Civil Procedures Rules, but rather to explore their effectiveness in practice since their introduction in 1999.« less