CostsMaster 3

CostsMaster 2

CostsMaster 2 Limited Edition

Documents Generated

3 Column CLS Bills

3 Column Inter Partes Bills

6 Column Prescribed Rates Bills (with schedule of costs at prescribed rates)

6 Column Pre-Prescribed Rates Bills

4 Column Criminal Bills

CLAIM1

CLAIM1A

High Cost Case Plan

Fixed Fee Scheme Bills

Notice of Commencement

Summary Assessment Schedules

Breakdown of Costs

Front Sheets

Lined or Unlined Bills

Documents Schedules

Letter to Client

Disbursement Report

Grids

Add items

Insert Items

Delete Items

Move items up/down

Drag and Drop items up/down

Drag and Drop items to a different grid

Restricted Copy / Move

Cut / Copy / Paste Items

Move / Copy / Paste Multiple Items

Edit Multiple Items simultaneously

Apply properties to multiple items simultaneously via keyboard shortcuts

Edit all fields directly in the grid

Iconic Properties for fast visual identification

Expand / Contract Rows

Show rows in alternate colours

Record multiple notes for any item - notes can be public (for use in the bill or letter to client) or private to the draftsman

Filter data

Search for data within a grid

Alter column width and position

Customise font for all grids

Customise font for each grid

Customise appearance and colour of each grid

Customise toolbars for each grid

Specify which columns are visible

Customise column appearance

Export grid data

Autocomplete year within the grid

Autocomplete year across different grids

Select extended characters for insertion

Specify position of cursor when entering a cell

Bills

Multiple bills

Narrative

Narrative Window

Edit all narratives, enhancement justification, Counsel justification and Case Plan information within a multi-tabbed narrative window

Parts

Multiple Parts

VAT (per part)

Care & Conduct (per part)

Limit Profit Costs

Part Start and End Dates

Part Enhancement

Specify which exported bills the part should be included in

Fee Earners, Categories & Rates

Multiple Fee Earners

Multiple Categories

Multiple Global Rates

Multiple Part Rates

Rates & Category Presets

Rates & Category Advanced Features

Show Fee Earners In Colour

Parties

Specify location that the party appears in the bill

Enhancement

Global Enhancement

1

Separate Procedural Step Enhancement

Periodic Enhancement

Individual Enhancement

Party Enhancement

Fee Earner Enhancement

Category Enhancement

Routine Enhancement

2

Claim Enhancement at different values depending on the rate type

Tiered Exclude Enhancement Options

Attendances

Assign work to any fee earner

Lump Sum amounts

Embedded Disbursements

Estimated

Excluded

Print Out

Draw Attention To

Assign the rate type to any attendance irrespective of its location

All attendances have same fields

View all attendances from a part in a single window

View all attendances from a bill in a single window

Create fee earners by typing their name in the attendances grid

Documents Tag

Disbursements

Disbursement Mileage shortcut

Disbursement Auto-VAT shortcuts

CLS/Inter partes

Counsel

Leading Counsel

Expert Fees

Invoice

Paid

Receipt

Payee

Invoice Date

Invoice No

Date Paid

Draw Attention To

View all disbursements from a part in a single window

View all disbursements from a  bill in a single window

Report on Disbursements utilising new fields

Recorded Work

Procedural Steps

Attendances, Telephone Calls, Letters In & Out

Documents

Travelling & Waiting

Miscellaneous Disbursements

Success Fees

Solicitor's Success Fees

Counsel's Success Fees

Costs of Assessment

Attendances

Disbursements

Prescribed Rate Costs

3

Costs Draftsman's fee at a percentage

Export

Bill Preview

PDF Export

Fully Featured Word Processor Included

Export to word processor for bills

Export to word processor for forms

Form Viewer

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Works

4

Open Office Writer

4

WordPerfect

4

Wordpad

4

Totals Window / Control Centre

Running Totals

Show VAT

Show Base Costs and Enhancement separately

Show Junior and Leading Counsel separately

Show Disbursements and Expert fees separately

Show CLS and inter partes costs separately

Totals for current file

Totals for current bill

Totals for current part

Totals by category

Totals by fee earner

Spelling Check

Spelling check in file

Live spelling in Narratives

Live spelling in Grids

Sort By Date

Sort By Natural Order/Undo Last Sort

Sort By any Column Heading

Spelling Checker

Auto Complete Shortcuts

Splitting & Merging

Merge Parties & Procedural Steps

Merge Parts

Split Parts

Tools

Check For Blank Time

Check For Blank Disbursements

Verify Counsel's Fees

Generate List Of Parties

Replace Text

Search results appear in grids that can be edited directly

Settings

Preset Abbreviations

User Defined Abbreviations and CLS Codes

Local Settings

Presets

Export Options

Personal Export Phrases

Bill Export Phrases

Customisable Main Toolbar

Program Templates

Undelete

Restore From Backup

Profiles

Help

Help Pages

User Guide

Quick Start Guide

CostsMaster Assistant

Email Support

Telephone Support

Other features

Easy Access Welcome Screen

Scratch Pad

Time Recording

5

Access Key Software Protection

Dongle Software Protection

Automatic Updates

Customise the colour of the panels on the work windows

Operating Systems

Windows 98

Windows ME

Windows 2000

Windows XP

Windows Server 2003

Windows Vista