Costs Lawyer.
CLSB-regulated Costs Lawyers for detailed assessment and costs advocacy
Costs Lawyer (costs-lawyer.co.uk) is a specialist legal costs practice directed by qualified Costs Lawyers, operated by Arc Costs Limited. Each Costs Lawyer is individually regulated by the Costs Lawyers Standards Board (CLSB), and the team is supported by experienced costs draftsmen.
The practice combines technical costs expertise with direct, commercially aware advice. Clients deal with people who understand procedure, deadlines and the pressures behind every live matter, from the first costs budget to the final costs certificate.
It acts for receiving parties seeking to recover costs and paying parties seeking to reduce them, and has a particular focus on detailed assessment proceedings and advocacy at costs hearings.
Services
Costs budgets and Precedent H
Careful preparation, review and negotiation of costs budgets, including complex and high value matters.
Bills of costs
Accurate traditional and electronic bills that explain the work done and present complex claims clearly.
Detailed assessment proceedings
End-to-end management for receiving and paying parties, from commencement to final costs certificate.
Points of dispute
Focused, compliant points of dispute identifying the issues worth pursuing.
Replies to points of dispute
Measured replies that answer material challenges and narrow the dispute.
Detailed assessment advocacy
Prepared, focused advocacy at hearings from Costs Lawyers who know the bill and the evidence.
People
Thomas Higginbottom
Director and Costs Lawyer
Qualified as a Costs Lawyer in 2024 and regulated by the CLSB. Advises receiving parties on bills of costs, costs budgets and negotiations with a straightforward, client-focused approach.
Robert Collington
Director and Costs Lawyer
Has worked in legal costs since 2010 and qualified as a Costs Lawyer in 2020. Regularly handles complex and high value matters.
Sectors
Personal injury, Clinical negligence, Housing disrepair, Commercial litigation, Industrial disease, Court of Protection, Professional negligence, Employment tribunal.