Digital Costs Draftsman: Legal Costs Services
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ARC Costs is a dedicated team of experienced law costs draftsmen, offering a traditional costs service enhanced by a modern, digital approach for today’s legal profession.
Our law costs draftsmen focus on maximising costs recovery from the paying party in all types of legal matters. We prepare Costs Budgets (Precedent H), Statements of Costs (N260), and Bills of Costs, while also providing expert costs negotiation and advocacy for detailed assessment hearings.
With over 20 years of experience, our team has in-depth knowledge of costs negotiations. From claimant to defendant solicitors, and even litigants in person, our highly experienced digital costs draftsmen assist clients, ensuring every aspect of law costing is dealt with efficiently and effectively.
Why use a digital costs draftsman?
The preparation of costs budgets, bills of costs, and other documents essential for costs recovery is often complex and time sensitive. A digital costs draftsman can prepare Costs Budgets, Bills of Costs, and Statements of Costs more quickly than traditional methods. Automated checks and digital workflows reduce delays and ensure solicitors receive documents promptly.
By outsourcing to a digital costs draftsman, law firms free up valuable fee-earning time. Instead of preparing costs budgets or managing costs disputes in-house, solicitors can focus on progressing the claim and litigation process for their clients.
Because the service is digital, solicitors and clients across England and Wales can access expert costing services without being limited by location. This is particularly useful for firms managing high caseloads in personal injury or clinical.
Drafting costs budgets and bills of costs
Our experienced costs team regularly prepare Precedent H costs budgets for use at Costs and Case Management Conferences (CCMCs), ensuring they are realistic, justifiable, and presented in accordance with court rules.
We also assist in the preparation of bills of costs for both inter partes and legal aid matters, in the required format for detailed assessment of costs or for scrutinisation by the Legal Aid Agency. Our precise and well-structured bills help maximise recoverable costs while reducing the risk of unnecessary challenges.
Negotiating costs: Points of dispute and replies
Our legal costs specialists handle all stages of inter partes costs negotiations. We prepare Points of Dispute to challenge unreasonable or excessive costs, as well as replies to points of dispute to defend costs claims where necessary.
Using our technical expertise alongside strategic negotiation skills allows us to achieve favourable settlements without the need for lengthy assessment proceedings, saving clients time and expense.
Advocacy Services
ARC Costs provides specialist advocacy services, with experienced Costs Lawyers available to represent clients at CCMCs, detailed assessment hearings, and all other costs-related proceedings. We ensure every case is argued with clarity and precision, whether the objective is to maximise recovery or to reduce liability.
Our independent team has extensive experience acting for both paying and receiving parties, meaning we can be instructed with confidence whether you are seeking to recover costs or to challenge them.
All clients we work with benefit from a combination of technical expertise, practical experience, and strategic advocacy. This approach often results in quicker resolution, reduced legal costs, and improved outcomes for clients.
Who can benefit from our legal costs services?
We act in inter partes disputes across all areas of law, including high-value and complex cases. Our team is also experienced in legal aid costs recovery, preparing and submitting claims to the Legal Aid Agency and advising on maximising recoverable costs in publicly funded matters. Our legal costs services cover all practice areas, including:
- Personal injury – including high-value and catastrophic injury claims.
- Clinical negligence – complex cases involving medical evidence and expert reports.
- Housing disrepair – tenant claims for repairs and associated losses.
- Commercial litigation – from contractual disputes to company matters.
- Family law – including care proceedings and financial remedy cases.
Why choose a digital costs draftsman from ARC Costs?
The specialist team at ARC Costs keeps fully up to date with the latest developments in costs law, ensuring clients receive accurate, reliable, and informed advice. Our priority is to resolve costs disputes swiftly and effectively, often avoiding the need for contested hearings. Every case is approached on its own merits, with strategies tailored to the specific needs of each client. We operate nationwide, assisting clients across England and Wales.
Whether you need support in preparing a costs budget, challenging an excessive bill of costs, or representation at a detailed assessment, ARC Costs delivers clear, practical, and expert guidance. Get in touch with us today to discuss how a law costs draftsman from our team can help.