Law Costs Draftsman, Cardiff: Our Services
Find out how our costs draftsman, Cardiff service can help your Cardiff law firm with all aspects of legal costs law, including negotiation and recovery of costs.
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What We Do
Our Costs Draftsmen and costs lawyers have a wealth of experience in dealing with Costs Negotiations, Bills of Costs, CPR 45 Fixed Recoverable Costs Claims for all types of inter partes claims. Our law costs draftsman, Cardiff service has assisted Litigants in Persons, as well as Claimant and Defendant solicitors in dealing with all matters of legal costs.
We provide services from the start of a claim, from the drafting of a retainer, to assisting throughout the detailed assessment process.
Remote Law Costing
Our remote law costing service provides us with the ability to assist clients regardless of their location. This approach also leads to increased efficiency as it reduces the need to scan and send bundles of files.
Methods of instructing us to cost your file include:
- Provision of electronic time records/documents
- Secure WeTransfer/alternative transfer of documents
- Remote access to your case management system utilising our inhouse IT team.
Costs Budgets
We can assist by effectively drafting a Precedent H legal costs budget. We also assist in the preparation of a Precedent R, and Precedent T. Advocacy services at Costs and Case Management (CCMC) hearing are also provided by ARC Costs if required.
Bill of Costs and Negotiation
We provide drafting and negotiation of your bill of costs. We can further assist by drafting your points of dispute and points of reply and will provide advice on all offers received.
Fixed Recoverable Costs Claims
ARC Costs Draftsman, Cardiff services assist throughout fixed costs (CPR 45) claims, with a 5 working day SLA, and no win, no fee service.
Why Choose ARC Costs?
ARC Costs provide a professional cost drafting service with a unique approach. We provide highly competent, experienced costs draftsmen.
We can be contacted by email at info@arccosts.co.uk, or by telephone on 01204 397302. For more information on legal costs, please find out more about our speciality areas of expertise and our services on our legal costs page.
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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.