Costs Draftsman Exeter: What We Do

ARC Costs is a bespoke team of experienced Law Costs Draftsperson and technology experts who provide a traditional costs service with a modern and digital approach within the legal profession.

Our costs draftsmen focus on the recovery of costs payable by a paying party in any legal matter through the preparation of Costs Budgets (Precedent H), Statements of Costs (N260) and Bills of Costs. Our Law Costs Draftsmen also provide costs negotiation and advocacy services for detailed assessment in all legal matters.

Our specialist Costs Draftsmen team possess more than 20 years’ experience in dealing with Costs Negotiations, CPR 45 Fixed Recoverable Costs Claims and Bills of Costs. Specialist teams are also in place to deal with Personal Injury; Industrial Disease costs claims, Medical Negligence as well as recovery of costs in publicly funded legal aid costs claims. Our Law Costs Draftsman service in Exeter assists many firms of Claimant and Defendant solicitors, as well as Litigants in Persons, in dealing with all matters of legal costs.

Costs Budgeting

We can assist by drafting a Precedent H Costs Budget, ensuring that all future costs are anticipated correctly and thus maximising your costs recovery on a successful outcome to the claim. We can also assist in the preparation of a Precedent R, to correctly negotiate a costs budget, as well as the preparation of a Precedent T, to assist in amending a Costs Budget.

Furthermore, we can provide advocacy services at Costs and Case Management (CCMC) hearing if your Budget cannot be agreed upon.

Fixed Recoverable Costs Claims

ARC Costs Lawyers, Exeter legal services include assistance in CPR 45 Fixed Costs claims. Following receipt of papers and/or electronic instructions, we provide a 5 working day turnaround on all drafting instructions, including costs budget and bills of costs.

We also operate these instructions on a no-win-no-fee basis, so you won’t be charged if you don’t recover your fixed costs and disbursements.