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Services - Civil law Costs Department

This department is headed by Director, Mike hope, Mike is responsible for ensuring the civil law costs team undertakes all work efficiently. Mike is involved in drafting Bills and advising clients in all civil law matters

It is our aim to take the stress out of your costs recovery and we have a protocol to ensure that we deal with your files quickly and efficiently.

We specialise in high volume / high value civil law cases.

Case types :

Road traffic accidents (non-predictable fee cases)
Occupiers Liability
Public liability
Clinical negligence
Professional negligence
Employers liability
Industrial disease
Commercial debt
Judicial reviews
Mental Health

We have been undertaking all aspects of civil law work since the 1990’s. This history has given us the edge over many other costs firms due to us having gained extensive knowledge in legal aid matters, CFA funded matters and CCFA cases.

Our existing clientele comprises firms handling high volume personal injury claims to firms specialising in high cost cases.

Our expansive experience and knowledge means that our draftsmen have the support and ability to handle any civil law costs claim in an efficient and professional manner.

We pride ourselves on our ability to formulate a Bill of costs in such a way as to leave the paying party in no doubt that they are dealing with a Company that are familiar with legally complex issues and one that is fully ready and equipped to justify every claim for costs.

Our experienced Civil Costs team have the requisite knowledge to deal with your costs queries. We are only too happy to offer telephone advice if and when required. This is a service that we regularly offer to our clients and for which we do not charge.

Our training, experience, protocols and systems ensure that our experienced negotiators are at ease when dealing with some of the major UK insurers and their delegated negotiation teams.

Over the years, costs case law has been significant in volume and effect. We ensure that we keep abreast of changes in all primary and secondary legislation together with local decisions which may give an indication of general judicial thinking (see articles tab).

Our goal is to maximise our clients claims for costs by presenting a comprehensive Bill of costs and ensuring that our team of negotiators settle on the best possible terms.

In the event settlement is not achieved during the course of our tactically driven negotiation period, our drafting team will prepare a comprehensive rebuttal by way of schedule of replies. Thereafter, in the event the matter still remains unresolved (and it will only be unresolved if our opponent is adopting an unrealistic / unreasonable stance), our advocacy department undertakes a final assessment before having the matter listed for detailed assessment.

Advocacy is dealt with by one of our legally qualified team or in some cases by external costs Counsel to whom we have direct access.

Ultimately, we strive to resolve matters but occasionally an opponents stance dictates that Court adjudication is required.

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