Our highly experienced team work with you and support your legal team from the outset to conclusion of your case. We combine our expertise in litigation, costs management and the principles of legal project management to ensure that your case runs efficiently, transparently, within scope and on budget whilst keeping you involved every step of the way.
Our team consists of Legal Project Practitioners, all of whom are also qualified Costs Lawyers with extensive experience in estimating, budgeting and monitoring legal spend efficiently. As qualified lawyers, our expertise ensures that the team understands the various intricacies and complexities of litigation, managing risk and factoring in the strategic and commercial aspects of your case. We apply the relevant principles of Legal Project Management to ensure the optimal result for you.
Our expertise is unique in that, not only do we provide project management principles, but also are on hand to deal with any costs or funding issues which arise throughout your case, including costs management, statements of costs and detailed assessment proceedings. We will advise on your funding options and, where these options will be suitable, assist with obtaining third party funding or insurance.
We have extensive experience in working effectively with insurers, brokers and third-party funders. We deal with all aspects of your insurance cover and third party funding; securing the best cover for you, addressing the project management and reporting requirements under the policy and ensuring maximum recovery of your legal spend.
How we work with you
When we are first approached, we will liaise with you and your lawyers to understand your legal, strategic and commercial objectives and tailor the legal project management service to ensure you get the most out of our involvement.
You will be provided with a detailed breakdown of the anticipated work, timeframe and cost of your matter to allow you to make informed decisions about how your case progresses. We will highlight possible risks and provide you with regular reports as the case progresses to keep you involved and informed throughout. You will have a main person of contact to support you throughout the case and deal with any concerns which arise throughout the matter.
Multi-disciplinary expertise
Your case may require the instruction of more than one of the departments in our firm. Our team has been well established within the firm for over a decade and we regularly work with almost every department. This gives us the essential insight to scope, plan, budget and co-ordinate your legal matter over the various departments as a multi-disciplinary team.
Dale Gibbons
Legal Director (Costs)
Charlotte Ioannou
Senior Associate
Daphne Pui Wai U
Associate (CILEx Lawyer)
Holly Shaw
Associate
Dean Robertson
Costs Draftperson
Latest blogs and news
Empowering beneficiaries to challenge costs: The Kenig v. Thomson Snell & Passmore case
Last month, The Court of Appeal delivered an important costs judgement which has the potential to significantly impact how beneficiaries can challenge solicitors’ fees in contentious trusts, probate, private wealth and estate proceedings.
Once upon a time in the Supreme Court
Michael Tyler discusses the decision of the UK Supreme Court in R (on the application of PACCAR Inc and others) (Appellants) v Competition Appeal Tribunal and others (Respondents) [2023] UKSC 28
It’s a fix! The Fixed Recoverable Costs regime and the impact on professional negligence claims
The 1 October 2023 saw the Fixed Recoverable Costs (“FRC”) regime extend beyond personal injury claims in the fast track to almost every area of civil litigation, including professional negligence, and sees the introduction of a new Intermediate Track.
We address in this article, the impact of the FRC regime on Professional Negligence claims, and how this affects the recoverability of costs.
Make 2023 the year hourly rates are recovered in full
Much has been said about the Guideline Hourly Rates (GHR) following Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd v LG Display Co. Ltd [2022] EWCA Civ 466 and Athena Capital Fund v Secretariat of State for the Holy See [2022] EWCA Civ 1061. Paying parties rely on them and Judges at summary assessment feel bound to follow them, despite the potential damage they could do to the profession’s reputation in London given how the GHR compare to the market. However, there are positives and lessons to learn from these decisions.
Novak needs a Cost Expert: Costs in Appeal Hearings Explored
Being an avid tennis fan, in the small hours of 16th January 2022, I checked my phone to see if Novak Djokovic was going to be able to compete for his 21st Grand Slam title (surpassing Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal as the most decorated male tennis player in Grand Slam history) or whether his appeal would in fact be rejected leading to his deportation.
Claimants given costs boost in inheritance disputes – Hirachand v Hirachand
The Court of Appeal has recently handed down its judgment in the case of Hirachand v Hirachand, concerning an appeal against an order made in May 2020 in proceedings brought by Sheila Hirachand for provision from the estate of Navinchandra Hirachand, her late father, under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (“the 1975 Act”).
Discounted CFAs – how do they work and are they too good to be true?
When both client and solicitor have equal skin in the game it can create a harmony that other funding methods cannot reproduce.
Could litigation funding be available for my claim?
We understand that litigation can be expensive and clients are sometimes anxious by how much it may cost to resolve their dispute. This is why we offer our clients a number of different funding options to suit their needs.
Are DBAs viable for funding commercial litigation?
A Damages-based Agreement (DBA), as stated in the Explanatory Memorandum to the Damages- Based Agreements Regulations 2013, is a “private funding agreement between a representative and a client whereby the representative’s agreed fee (‘the payment’) is contingent upon the success of the case, and is determined as a percentage of the compensation received by the client.”
Funding defamation and privacy proceedings – are there still options?
We are now a year on from the abolishment of the recovery of success fees in Defamation and Privacy proceedings, which brought these distinct areas of law into line with the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in MGN v UK.
Changing landscape for litigation funders - Arkin Cap lifted by Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal upheld a decision that the so-called ‘Arkin Cap’ is not a binding rule but ultimately at the Court’s discretion, in the recent case of ChapelGate Credit Opportunity Master Fund Ltd v Money & Ors.
Are ‘no win no fee’ arrangements suitable for inheritance claims under the 1975 Act?
When a client decides to pursue a claim under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 for reasonable financial provision, one of the first discussions between lawyer and client is how the claim will be funded.