Costs

Composed of both costs lawyers and qualified project managers, our team has a wealth of experience across a broad spectrum of legal costs issues, including international arbitration, multi-jurisdictional litigation, Solicitor Act assessments and England and Wales based costs claims. We have established key specialisms in  personal injury and clinical negligence, social housing, commercial dispute resolution and marine, trade and energy, enabling us to provide tailored advice in these fields.

Working closely with the core legal teams representing clients, we add value at every stage of  proceedings, from initial costs estimating and retainer advice to costs budgeting, advocacy at CCMCs and dealing with security for costs or wasted/non-party costs orders. Our expertise extends to handling Solicitor Act assessments, fixed costs, costs recovery, and detailed assessments, as well as advising on Part 36 and other settlement offers.

Recognised for our commercial, pragmatic and client-focused approach, we leverage budgeting software and collaborate closely with our finance and IT teams to deliver exceptional results. This technology enables live tracking of court approved budgets, ensuring we remain within the scope and pricing of client estimates, and allows us to provide quick, accurate advice across the firm.

Unlike many external providers, our costs team is involved throughout the lifespan of a case, maintaining daily communication with client-facing lawyers to ensure the costs process runs as efficiently as possible. Having a dedicated internal costs team means clients benefit from our knowledge and expertise as an integral part of the firm’s offering.

Our team regularly appears in courts at all levels and has acted in leading cases involving default costs certificates, qualified one-way costs shifting, high-profile litigation, and multi-million pound personal injury and clinical negligence claims. We have also developed niche expertise in international arbitration and litigation, working closely with lawyers in our Madrid, Paris, Piraeus and Singapore offices, and are familiar with arbitral bodies such as LCIA, LMAA, ICC, SCMA and RICS.

We are proud to be part of the Pro Bono Expert Support (PBES) Network, a scheme delivered by the National Pro Bono Centre and Pro Bono Connect to offer litigation support services to pro bono cases. We are also committed to providing training both internally and externally, delivering sessions tailored to legal professionals of all levels. Our training promotes best practice, addresses current hot topics in costs, and helps ensure cost-effective and efficient case management to maximise costs recovery.