Court deadlines never missed.
Costs always recovered.
Litigation is deadline-driven and costs-sensitive. Obiter tracks every CPR obligation, manages costs budgeting, and automates time recording — so your litigation team recovers every billable minute and misses no court deadline.
The Litigation challenge
Contentious work carries a uniquely punishing administrative burden. Every stage of the CPR process imposes hard deadlines where failure to comply can result in strike-out, unless relief is granted — and relief costs money. Meanwhile, costs budgeting requires granular phase-by-phase time recording from day one, and inter partes costs schedules demand hours of fee earner time that is rarely recovered in full. CFA and ATE retainers add yet another layer of compliance: every minute must be justified at assessment. Obiter was built to absorb that burden entirely.
CPR deadlines are strict — missing them causes costs sanctions
Costs budgeting requires precise time recording and forecast
Witness statement management is complex on multi-party cases
Inter partes costs schedules are time-consuming to prepare
CFA cases require careful time recording to justify success fee
How Obiter helps Litigation solicitors
Six purpose-built tools that eliminate the administrative overhead of contentious work — from the first letter of claim to the final costs assessment.
CPR Deadline Tracking
Automatic tracking of directions timetable deadlines — disclosure, witness statements, expert evidence, and trial preparation — with 7-day and 48-hour alerts.
Costs Budget Management
Incurred and estimated costs budgets by phase — Pre-Action, Issue/Statements of Case, CMC, Disclosure, Witnesses, Experts, Trial Prep, Trial — with Costs Management Order tracking.
Inter Partes Costs Schedules
Automated N260 Summary of Costs and bill of costs preparation from time recording data — with grade of fee earner rates and phase allocation.
Witness Statement Tracking
Manage witness statement drafts, review cycles, approval, and exchange in a structured workflow per matter.
Expert Evidence Management
Track expert instruction, joint expert meetings, questions to experts, and report exchange with deadline monitoring.
CFA Time Accuracy
Granular time recording by CPR phase ensures your retainer and costs claimed on assessment are fully supported.
£1,400
additional costs recovered per matter through accurate time recording
Built on the complete Obiter platform
The Litigation engine sits on top of the full Obiter platform — so every contentious matter also benefits from AI-assisted correspondence drafting, automatic time recording triggered by activity, firm-wide AML compliance, a branded client portal, and a complete audit trail for SRA purposes. Your litigation department gets the specialist CPR and costs tools it needs alongside the same infrastructure used across every other practice area in the firm.
- AI email drafting & correspondence management
- Automatic time recording from calls, emails, and documents
- Firm-wide AML & KYC compliance hub
- Branded client portal with matter progress updates
- Full audit log for SRA & costs assessment compliance
- Integrated billing, invoicing & disbursement tracking
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