Correct and robust bills and documents that maximise your profit and lie at the heart of our services
A full document drafting service
Crucial for any firm is the ability to protect revenue and maintain cash flow, key to which means recovering the most costs possible with the greatest possible efficiency. Doing so requires the ability to draft the many documents required for legal costs, and ensure that the claim includes everything that it should, is correct and robust. Preparation of such documents lies at the heart of our services; they include:
Detailed Assessment Proceedings:
- Electronic Bill of Costs (Precedent S)
- Bill of Costs for detailed assessment
- Points of Dispute and Replies
- Applications for Default Costs Certificate and Interim Costs Certificate
Summary Assessment and Settlement:
- Statements of Costs for summary assessment (e.g. N260)
- Schedules of Costs to facilitate settlement
Costs Management:
- Costs Budgets (Precedent H)
- Estimates of Costs
- Objections and Replies
Financial Remedy proceedings:
- Form H - Estimate of Costs
- Form H1 - Statement of Costs
Solicitor Own Client Breakdowns
Each document has various legislation and case law dictating its content and format. Compliance with the rules relating to costs is now an integral part of legal proceedings, with the effects of the Jackson reforms and subsequent cases causing a ripple effect in all areas of civil litigation. Getting it right is now paramount to ensure recovery of costs.
So it’s more important than ever that you benefit from specialist advice from someone with indepth knowledge and experience who keeps themselves up to date on new developments. This is what you will get from us.
A fast service that gets it right first time round
Getting your work turned around as fast as possible is a fundamental part of our service. But we also know that you trust us to get the work done right to avoid delays and additional work for you further down the line.
Unlike larger firms, you can be assured that your case will always be dealt with by a highly experienced costs lawyer or law costs draftsman who has a detailed and established knowledge in legal costs.
“Paul’s knowledge of billing and legal costs is unsurpassed. He prepares bills with clear knowledge of procedure and law.”
“Paul’s detailed knowledge of the CPR and case law on costs has been invaluable.”