Working with a Costs Lawyer
What do Costs Lawyers do?
What a Costs Lawyer does, when to instruct one and how specialist drafting, advice and advocacy support complex legal costs matters.
By Thomas Higginbottom
The costs notebook
Legal costs insights.
Straightforward answers to the questions behind drafting, recovery and costs disputes. For legal teams and clients dealing with the detail.
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Costs Lawyer or Costs Draftsman: what is the difference?
Understand the difference between a Costs Lawyer and a Costs Draftsman, and how a combined team supports drafting and complex costs disputes.
By Thomas Higginbottom
Assessment explained
What is detailed assessment of costs?
A practical explanation of detailed assessment of costs: bills, objections, negotiation and the information to prepare before proceedings.
By Robert Collington
Paying-party strategy
How detailed should points of dispute be?
How to approach points of dispute: concise objections, clear reasons, supporting evidence and a practical strategy for complex costs claims.
By Robert Collington
Assessment explained
Summary assessment or detailed assessment of costs?
The difference between summary and detailed assessment of costs, including statements of costs, bills and preparation for the appropriate procedure.
By Robert Collington
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