Legal Costing

Our team of Costs Specialists represent clients in all types of costs proceedings.

Our aim is to maximise the recovery of costs in cases where an order for costs is made in the client's favour or where an order for costs is made against the client to reduce the level of costs payable.

The services we provide include:

• Preparation of schedules of costs and subsequent negotiation
• Preparation of detailed bills of costs for assessment at court
• Preparation of Points of Dispute to the Bill of Costs
• Preparation of Replies to Points of Dispute along with subsequent negotiation. 
• In the event that agreement cannot be reach without recourse to the court we will arrange for Costs Counsel to attend at the Detailed Assessment hearing. 

LEGAL AID COSTS

FAMILY

Claim 1                        4.5% of profit costs – minimum charge £40

Detailed bill                  Pre 01.07.08 certificates - 4.5% of profit costs – minimum charge £90

Post 01.07.08 certificates – Prescribed rates (claimed in bill)

CARE

Claim 1A                      4.5% of profit costs

Detailed bill                  Pre 01.10.07 - 4.5% of profit costs – minimum charge £90

Post 01.10.07 - Prescribed rates (claimed in bill) save where case not exceptional 4.5% of profit costs

CIVIL

Claim 1                        4.5% of profit costs

Detailed bill                  Prescribed rates (claimed in bill)

Legal aid assessment certificates - £20

High costs case plans – prescribed rates (claimed in bill)

CRIME

Litigator fee claims (LF1) - £25

Litigator fee appeals (LF2) - £15

Advocacy fee claims (AF1) - £20

Assessed bills (5144) – 4.5% of profit costs – minimum charge of £40

LITIGATION COSTS

Allocation and listing questionnaire estimates of costs

N260 summary assessment schedule of costs

Schedule of costs for negotiation

Detailed bills of costs for assessment

Request for default costs certificates

Points of dispute to bill of costs

Replies to points of dispute

Negotiation and formulating part 47 offers

Brief to costs counsel

We can offer our services on a discounted CCFA so to limit your costs to those that are recovered from the opponent or £100 per hour where your costs are not recoverable from the opponent.

COURT OF PROTECTION COSTS

Short form bills - £50

Detailed bill for provisional assessment – (Grade D SCCO Guideline rates as claimed in bill)

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