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Costs budgeting is a disaster area for the low value personal injury cases (usually multi party disease) that get assigned to the multi track on the basis that trial will exceed 1 day. Initial case management conference by telephone decides that the case is assigned to the multi track - whole exercise adjourned for an in person costs and case management conference. Much time spent on costs budgets, followed by a hearing to discuss - costs of case increased by what - £5,000 plus. Good way to control legal costs....