The cost of litigation is undoubtedly one of the greatest factors in persuading litigants either to settle, or just stay away from the courtroom altogether. Lovells guide to litigation costs explores the basics, the peculiarities and the similarities between litigation costs regimes in a wide range of jurisdictions, both those of a “common-law” or “Anglo-Saxon” ethos as well as “civil law” and codified regimes. The guide covers 56 jurisdictions.