Welcome to the first edition of Costs AWARE, a new publication for clients that will cover issues concerning costs on a regular basis.

In this issue, articles include Howard Dean summarising the key issues that lie ahead, and Ben Petrecz looks at the approach to costs management and its effect upon detailed assessment.

Part 36 offers are discussed in relation to two cases on page 10 and Phillip Cawrey looks at the case of McDaniel & Co v Clarke, which establishes the requirement for full enquiries to be made into funding at an early stage.

If you have any queries on the articles included in this issue, please do not hesitate to contact us.