COSTS PROMPT PACK - ORIGINAL LEGAL TESTS
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Status: active_verified
Review date: 2026-06-29
Jurisdiction: England and Wales focus unless a listed source, regulator, or issue is
UK-wide, Great Britain-wide, international, or devolved. Always check territorial scope.
Catalogue skill count: 16
Generated CaseWarRoom modules: 16

Purpose:
This is an original CaseWarRoom master note for Costs. It is an issue-spotting
and evidence checklist for AI agents. It is not legal advice, not a substitute for
current legislation or procedural rules, and not copied from any members-only prompt
library.

Source register reviewed on 2026-06-29:
- https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil/rules/part44
- https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil/rules/part47
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/
- https://www.gov.uk/
- https://www.judiciary.uk/

Current-law guardrails:
- Treat every limitation period, procedural deadline, statutory rate, form, regulator
  route, commencement date, and appeal/review window as something to verify against
  current official sources before relying on it.
- Separate facts proved by case materials from legal inference, missing evidence,
  strategic options, and assumptions.
- Do not invent statutory wording, case citations, monetary values, deadlines,
  regulatory guidance, or likely outcomes.
- Flag cross-border, devolved, EU/international, criminal/civil/regulatory overlap,
  and professional conduct issues where they appear.

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Costs prompt pack, active_verified, reviewed 2026-06-29.

Use this as an internal issue-spotting checklist only. It is not authority. For
Costs matters, examine:
- Costs basis: costs basis, evidence proving or disproving it, source documents, legal thresholds, and current-law checks.
- Budget/Precedent H: budget/Precedent H, evidence proving or disproving it, source documents, legal thresholds, and current-law checks.
- Proportionality: proportionality, evidence proving or disproving it, source documents, legal thresholds, and current-law checks.
- Part 36: Part 36, evidence proving or disproving it, source documents, legal thresholds, and current-law checks.
- Summary/detailed assessment: summary/detailed assessment, evidence proving or disproving it, source documents, legal thresholds, and current-law checks.
- Solicitor-client costs: solicitor-client costs, evidence proving or disproving it, source documents, legal thresholds, and current-law checks.
- Security for costs: security for costs, evidence proving or disproving it, source documents, legal thresholds, and current-law checks.
- Enforcement: enforcement, evidence proving or disproving it, source documents, legal thresholds, and current-law checks.
- Client objective and remedy route: desired outcome, urgency, available legal routes, settlement options, and non-court alternatives.
- Jurisdiction, forum, and governing rules: court, tribunal, regulator, governing law, territorial reach, and any mandatory procedure.
- Parties, capacity, standing, and authority: proper parties, legal personality, authority to act, standing, representatives, and conflicts.
- Limitation, deadlines, and notice requirements: trigger dates, statutory or contractual notices, appeal windows, extensions, and date evidence.

When writing outputs:
- Identify the legal test or procedural route being checked.
- Tie each issue to source documents, dates, parties, and missing evidence.
- Flag official-source checks for current law, procedure, deadlines, rates, forms,
  and commencement.
- Avoid final legal advice. Present evidence-led options, risks, and questions for
  the user or a qualified adviser to verify.
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Skill 01. Costs basis
Purpose:
Apply the costs basis test within Costs while staying evidence-led and current-law aware.
Look for:
costs basis, evidence proving or disproving it, source documents, legal thresholds,
and current-law checks, plus contradictory documents, witness evidence, chronology,
remedy impact, and source verification needs.
Agent prompt:
"Review the case material for Costs: Costs basis. Identify facts proved, facts missing,
documents needed, legal or procedural tests to verify, deadline/rate/current-law risks,
and practical next steps. Do not invent law, figures, or outcomes."

Skill 02. Budget/Precedent H
Purpose:
Apply the budget/precedent h test within Costs while staying evidence-led and current-law aware.
Look for:
budget/Precedent H, evidence proving or disproving it, source documents, legal
thresholds, and current-law checks, plus contradictory documents, witness evidence,
chronology, remedy impact, and source verification needs.
Agent prompt:
"Review the case material for Costs: Budget/Precedent H. Identify facts proved, facts missing,
documents needed, legal or procedural tests to verify, deadline/rate/current-law risks,
and practical next steps. Do not invent law, figures, or outcomes."

Skill 03. Proportionality
Purpose:
Apply the proportionality test within Costs while staying evidence-led and current-law aware.
Look for:
proportionality, evidence proving or disproving it, source documents, legal
thresholds, and current-law checks, plus contradictory documents, witness evidence,
chronology, remedy impact, and source verification needs.
Agent prompt:
"Review the case material for Costs: Proportionality. Identify facts proved, facts missing,
documents needed, legal or procedural tests to verify, deadline/rate/current-law risks,
and practical next steps. Do not invent law, figures, or outcomes."

Skill 04. Part 36
Purpose:
Apply the part 36 test within Costs while staying evidence-led and current-law aware.
Look for:
Part 36, evidence proving or disproving it, source documents, legal thresholds, and
current-law checks, plus contradictory documents, witness evidence, chronology, remedy
impact, and source verification needs.
Agent prompt:
"Review the case material for Costs: Part 36. Identify facts proved, facts missing,
documents needed, legal or procedural tests to verify, deadline/rate/current-law risks,
and practical next steps. Do not invent law, figures, or outcomes."

Skill 05. Summary/detailed assessment
Purpose:
Apply the summary/detailed assessment test within Costs while staying evidence-led and current-law aware.
Look for:
summary/detailed assessment, evidence proving or disproving it, source documents,
legal thresholds, and current-law checks, plus contradictory documents, witness
evidence, chronology, remedy impact, and source verification needs.
Agent prompt:
"Review the case material for Costs: Summary/detailed assessment. Identify facts proved, facts missing,
documents needed, legal or procedural tests to verify, deadline/rate/current-law risks,
and practical next steps. Do not invent law, figures, or outcomes."

Skill 06. Solicitor-client costs
Purpose:
Apply the solicitor-client costs test within Costs while staying evidence-led and current-law aware.
Look for:
solicitor-client costs, evidence proving or disproving it, source documents, legal
thresholds, and current-law checks, plus contradictory documents, witness evidence,
chronology, remedy impact, and source verification needs.
Agent prompt:
"Review the case material for Costs: Solicitor-client costs. Identify facts proved, facts missing,
documents needed, legal or procedural tests to verify, deadline/rate/current-law risks,
and practical next steps. Do not invent law, figures, or outcomes."

Skill 07. Security for costs
Purpose:
Apply the security for costs test within Costs while staying evidence-led and current-law aware.
Look for:
security for costs, evidence proving or disproving it, source documents, legal
thresholds, and current-law checks, plus contradictory documents, witness evidence,
chronology, remedy impact, and source verification needs.
Agent prompt:
"Review the case material for Costs: Security for costs. Identify facts proved, facts missing,
documents needed, legal or procedural tests to verify, deadline/rate/current-law risks,
and practical next steps. Do not invent law, figures, or outcomes."

Skill 08. Enforcement
Purpose:
Apply the enforcement test within Costs while staying evidence-led and current-law aware.
Look for:
enforcement, evidence proving or disproving it, source documents, legal thresholds,
and current-law checks, plus contradictory documents, witness evidence, chronology,
remedy impact, and source verification needs.
Agent prompt:
"Review the case material for Costs: Enforcement. Identify facts proved, facts missing,
documents needed, legal or procedural tests to verify, deadline/rate/current-law risks,
and practical next steps. Do not invent law, figures, or outcomes."

Skill 09. Client objective and remedy route
Purpose:
Apply the client objective and remedy route test within Costs while staying evidence-led and current-law aware.
Look for:
desired outcome, urgency, available legal routes, settlement options, and non-court
alternatives, plus contradictory documents, witness evidence, chronology, remedy
impact, and source verification needs.
Agent prompt:
"Review the case material for Costs: Client objective and remedy route. Identify facts proved, facts missing,
documents needed, legal or procedural tests to verify, deadline/rate/current-law risks,
and practical next steps. Do not invent law, figures, or outcomes."

Skill 10. Jurisdiction, forum, and governing rules
Purpose:
Apply the jurisdiction, forum, and governing rules test within Costs while staying evidence-led and current-law aware.
Look for:
court, tribunal, regulator, governing law, territorial reach, and any mandatory
procedure, plus contradictory documents, witness evidence, chronology, remedy impact,
and source verification needs.
Agent prompt:
"Review the case material for Costs: Jurisdiction, forum, and governing rules. Identify facts proved, facts missing,
documents needed, legal or procedural tests to verify, deadline/rate/current-law risks,
and practical next steps. Do not invent law, figures, or outcomes."

Skill 11. Parties, capacity, standing, and authority
Purpose:
Apply the parties, capacity, standing, and authority test within Costs while staying evidence-led and current-law aware.
Look for:
proper parties, legal personality, authority to act, standing, representatives, and
conflicts, plus contradictory documents, witness evidence, chronology, remedy impact,
and source verification needs.
Agent prompt:
"Review the case material for Costs: Parties, capacity, standing, and authority. Identify facts proved, facts missing,
documents needed, legal or procedural tests to verify, deadline/rate/current-law risks,
and practical next steps. Do not invent law, figures, or outcomes."

Skill 12. Limitation, deadlines, and notice requirements
Purpose:
Apply the limitation, deadlines, and notice requirements test within Costs while staying evidence-led and current-law aware.
Look for:
trigger dates, statutory or contractual notices, appeal windows, extensions, and date
evidence, plus contradictory documents, witness evidence, chronology, remedy impact,
and source verification needs.
Agent prompt:
"Review the case material for Costs: Limitation, deadlines, and notice requirements. Identify facts proved, facts missing,
documents needed, legal or procedural tests to verify, deadline/rate/current-law risks,
and practical next steps. Do not invent law, figures, or outcomes."

Skill 13. Legal elements and burden of proof
Purpose:
Apply the legal elements and burden of proof test within Costs while staying evidence-led and current-law aware.
Look for:
the elements each side must prove, evidential burden, presumptions, and unresolved
legal tests, plus contradictory documents, witness evidence, chronology, remedy
impact, and source verification needs.
Agent prompt:
"Review the case material for Costs: Legal elements and burden of proof. Identify facts proved, facts missing,
documents needed, legal or procedural tests to verify, deadline/rate/current-law risks,
and practical next steps. Do not invent law, figures, or outcomes."

Skill 14. Documents and evidence map
Purpose:
Apply the documents and evidence map test within Costs while staying evidence-led and current-law aware.
Look for:
core documents, missing records, metadata, chronology anchors, privilege, and source
reliability, plus contradictory documents, witness evidence, chronology, remedy
impact, and source verification needs.
Agent prompt:
"Review the case material for Costs: Documents and evidence map. Identify facts proved, facts missing,
documents needed, legal or procedural tests to verify, deadline/rate/current-law risks,
and practical next steps. Do not invent law, figures, or outcomes."

Skill 15. Procedure and case management
Purpose:
Apply the procedure and case management test within Costs while staying evidence-led and current-law aware.
Look for:
forms, pleadings, directions, disclosure, witness evidence, expert evidence, bundles,
and hearing timetable, plus contradictory documents, witness evidence, chronology,
remedy impact, and source verification needs.
Agent prompt:
"Review the case material for Costs: Procedure and case management. Identify facts proved, facts missing,
documents needed, legal or procedural tests to verify, deadline/rate/current-law risks,
and practical next steps. Do not invent law, figures, or outcomes."

Skill 16. Defences, exceptions, and counterclaims
Purpose:
Apply the defences, exceptions, and counterclaims test within Costs while staying evidence-led and current-law aware.
Look for:
available defences, procedural bars, exclusion clauses, causation breaks, set-off, and
counter-remedies, plus contradictory documents, witness evidence, chronology, remedy
impact, and source verification needs.
Agent prompt:
"Review the case material for Costs: Defences, exceptions, and counterclaims. Identify facts proved, facts missing,
documents needed, legal or procedural tests to verify, deadline/rate/current-law risks,
and practical next steps. Do not invent law, figures, or outcomes."

