ARC Costs - Costs Lawyer and Costs Draftsman Services
Led by CLSB regulated and qualified Costs Lawyers, and supported by Costs Draftsmen and ACL Paralegal members, the team possess over 30 years of experience. We are independent experts that can help with your Costs Budgets, detailed Bills of Costs and detailed assessment/negotiation needs.
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Legal Costs Specialists, Costs Lawyers and Costs Draftsmen
Recovering legal costs, preparing a budget or challenging a substantial bill requires specialist advice and careful preparation. ARC Costs helps solicitors, businesses and individuals understand their position, meet procedural deadlines and make informed decisions about costs.
Our costs lawyers and costs draftsmen provide legal costs services across England and Wales. Whether your law firm needs ongoing drafting support or you need advice on a single dispute, we can assist with document preparation, negotiation and representation in costs proceedings.
We act for receiving and paying parties, combining technical knowledge of costs law with a practical approach to settlement. From initial instruction to the conclusion of a matter, our focus is on the work needed to achieve a commercially sensible outcome.
Discuss your costs matter: call 01204 397302 or email info@arccosts.co.uk.
What We Do Best
Our dedicated and experienced law costing team provide a wide array of legal costs services to fee earners and solicitors. Find out more by following the links below.
Bills of Costs
A well-prepared bill of costs should accurately explain the work undertaken and provide a defensible basis for recovery. Our costs draftsmen prepare bills covering fee earner time, disbursements and the relevant stages of litigation.
We review the supporting records, identify issues that may affect recovery and help present the claim clearly. Our service can continue through Points of Reply, negotiations and detailed assessment where agreement cannot be reached.
Costs Budgets & Management
Costs budgets need to reflect the proposed directions, anticipated evidence and resources required to conduct the case. Underestimating future work can create difficulties later, while unrealistic assumptions may undermine negotiations.
We prepare Precedent H budgets, assist with Precedent R budget discussion reports and advise on revisions where developments warrant them. Our costs lawyers can also provide representation at costs and case management conferences.
Points of Dispute
If you have received a claim for costs, we can examine whether the hours, rates and items claimed are properly recoverable.
We prepare points of dispute supported by the circumstances of the case, rather than relying on general objections. We also advise on settlement offers, the likely costs of continuing the dispute and whether further proceedings are proportionate.
Detailed assessment and advocacy
Where negotiations do not resolve the issues, our costs lawyers can assist with detailed assessment proceedings and representation within their authorised scope of practice.
Preparation includes reviewing the disputed items, supporting evidence and relevant authorities. We explain the strengths and weaknesses of your position so you can decide whether to settle or proceed.
Legal aid and specialist litigation costs
We support legal professionals with legal aid billing and costs claims, alongside work involving personal injury, clinical negligence, commercial litigation, housing disrepair and Court of Protection matters.
The appropriate approach depends on the funding arrangements, proceedings and applicable rules. We establish those requirements before preparing the relevant documents.
A costs partner who understands your caseload
Outsourcing costs work should make life easier for your team. We can assist with individual instructions, complex disputes or ongoing support where your firm needs additional capacity.
Our digital working arrangements allow documents and time records to be supplied electronically. We discuss the information required, scope of work, proposed charges and delivery timescale before proceeding.
If you need a law costs draftsman for drafting support, or a qualified costs lawyer to manage proceedings, we can explain which service fits your matter. Early advice can also help identify missing records or procedural issues before they become harder to resolve.
Meet the directors behind ARC Costs
Initial enquiries are reviewed by a Costs Director, with a dedicated costs professional allocated where instructions are accepted. All work is reviewed and approved by a Costs Lawyer throughout the lifetime of each case.
Thomas Higginbottom — Director and Costs Lawyer
Thomas qualified as a costs lawyer in 2024 after completing the Legal Practice Course. He advises receiving parties on bills, budgets and negotiations.
Robert Collington — Director and Costs Lawyer
Robert has worked in the costs sector since 2010 and qualified as a costs lawyer in 2020. His experience includes complex clinical negligence and commercial litigation costs matters.
Our work in practice
Case Study: Legal Aid Costs in Complex Care Proceedings
Case Study: Legal Aid Costs in Complex Care ProceedingsLegal aid family work often involves some of the most complex and sensitive litigation undertaken by solicitors. These cases frequently run over many months, involve multiple experts and agencies, and require...
Case Study: £115,000 Bill of Costs Reduced by 50% Before Detailed Assessment
Case Study: £115,000 Bill of Costs Reduced by 50% Before Detailed AssessmentRecovering or challenging legal costs is rarely just about the figures on a Bill of Costs. A successful outcome often depends upon identifying procedural issues, understanding proportionality...
Case Study: Recovering £220,000 in a Complex Clinical Negligence Costs Claim
Case Study: Recovering £220,000 in a Complex Clinical Negligence Costs ClaimAt ARC Costs, we understand that effective costs management and robust negotiation can make a significant difference to a client's costs recovery. In a recent matter, we were instructed to...
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