Tax and LegalLitigation Management and Instructing External Counsel
Litigation costs are largely set by decisions made in the first weeks, and organisations without an in house legal function commonly hand a matter over and receive invoices they cannot assess. This course covers managing it. Delegates work through early case assessment and the decision whether to defend, settle or avoid, selecting and instructing counsel with a clear scope, and fee arrangements and budgeting for a matter whose length is unknown. Evidence preservation and privilege are covered, since both are commonly lost early. Managing a matter through its stages follows, with the decision points at which settlement is worth revisiting. The course closes on reviewing legal spend and on capturing what a dispute revealed about the business.
Course objectives
- Assess a case early and decide whether to defend, settle or avoid
- Select and instruct counsel with a defined scope
- Agree fee arrangements and budget an uncertain matter
- Preserve evidence and protect privilege from the outset
- Manage a matter through its stages and its decision points
- Reassess settlement as the matter develops
- Review legal spend and capture lessons for the business
Who should attend
- In house counsel and legal managers
- Finance and executive staff overseeing legal spend
- Company secretaries and risk officers
- Business owners facing litigation
- Managers who become the point of contact for a dispute
Course outline
- 01Cost set in the first weeks
- 02Early case assessment
- 03Defend, settle or avoid
- 04Selecting and instructing counsel
- 05Fee arrangements and budgeting
- 06Evidence preservation and privilege
- 07Managing the matter and settlement points
- 08Reviewing spend and capturing lessons
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 to 30 September 2026 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Classroom | USD 795 per delegate | Register Now |
| 8 to 9 October 2026 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Classroom | R11,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 16 to 17 December 2026 | Kigali, Rwanda | Classroom | USD 795 per delegate | Register Now |
| 4 to 5 January 2027 | Port Louis, Mauritius | Classroom | USD 795 per delegate | Register Now |
| 7 to 8 January 2027 | Online | Online | R6,500 per delegate | Register Now |