What Does A Costs Lawyer Do?

A Costs Lawyer is a qualified and fully regulated legal professional, specialising in the area of costs law. They hold rights of audience, and can conduct costs litigation on your behalf. They can go on Court record to act for you, akin to a Solicitor.

Qualified Costs Lawyers are regulated by the Costs Lawyers Standards Board (CLSB). Most Costs Lawyers are also members of the Association of Costs Lawyers (ACL), which promotes the interests of costs lawyers.

These professionals are required to complete a substantial modular training course and follow the Costs Lawyer Code of Conduct. They are required to keep up to date in the area of costs law through continued professional development. This ensures they remain competent in all aspects of legal costs. All Costs Lawyers in England and Wales are also required to carry Professional Indemnity Insurance.

Costs Lawyers are regulated, like a Solicitor or member of CILEX. Under the Legal Services Act 2007,  their practising certificate enables them to exercise rights of audience in Court, and they are also able to conduct litigation and administer oaths in relation to costs proceedings.  As such if required, a Costs Lawyer is able to be on Court record to conduct costs proceedings on behalf of a Solicitor or Litigant in Person.

ARC Costs Lawyer Legal Services 

ARC Costs provide a range of legal costs services, carried out by a costs lawyer or law costs draftsman including:

• CFAs and retainer inspection/advice
• Drafting costs budgets
• Drafting detailed bills of costs
• Negotiating costs through drafting points of dispute and replies to points of dispute
• Fixed recoverable costs claims
• Public funding/ Legal aid costs cases 

Why Choose ARC Costs?

ARC Costs provide a unique digital and paperless service, with extensive experience in legal costs disputes and litigation. We are a bespoke Costs Draftsmen team of legal and technology experts not found elsewhere, with a high rate of solicitor and client satisfaction.

We have successfully completed costs services to litigants in persons and those in the legal profession in all types of claims for both receiving and paying parties, including Clinical Negligence, Industrial Disease, Judicial Review, Housing Disrepair and Court of Protection costs claims. We have also been successful in recovering legal aid costs in inter-partes costs claims.

We can be contacted by email at info@arccosts.co.uk, or by telephone on 01204 397302. For more information on legal costs, please contact us today to find out how we can assist your law firm. Find out more about our speciality areas of expertise and our services on our legal costs page.

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