Costs | Services | Bevan Brittan LLP

Our national team of highly experienced Cost Lawyers, Trainee Costs Lawyers, Legal Costs Draftspersons and Costs Paralegals are recognised as experts in their field.

We have experience in all areas of costs, specialising in commercial, financial and construction claims, clinical negligence, personal injury, housing disrepair and probate, judicial review and tribunal claims.

We take a pragmatic and commercial approach to ensure the best, most cost-effective results for our clients.

Costs are a core component of litigation, running through the lifetime of a claim, and can often exceed the value of the dispute itself. Advice is often needed at the outset as to whether it is cost effective to pursue a claim. Costs issues also form part of tactical decision making and negotiations, as well as being crucial at the point of resolution.
We utilise HighQ, a bespoke client-facing dashboard, for instruction and provision of papers, and maintaining a critical action log and case tracker. This digital solution allows you to monitor a matter and its financial details throughout the life of the case, enables easy monitoring of all deadlines, and helps increase efficiency and reporting.

This approach provides clients with sought-after transparency, reduces unnecessary client/solicitor contact, and minimises risk, ensuring that deadlines are not missed.

The costs team can undertake the following types of work:
- Costs Management
  - Preparation of Precedent H’s (costs budgets)
  - Preparation of Precedent R’s (budget discussion reports)
  - Attendance at CCMC
  - Preparation of Precedent T’s (application for significant development)
- Detailed/Provisional Assessment
  - Preparation of Part 8 documents
  - Preparation of Notice of Commencement
  - Drafting Precedent A & S’s (old and new Bills of Costs)
  - Assessments of opposing Bills of Costs
  - Settlement advice and negotiation
  - Preparation of Points of Dispute or Replies
  - Setting matters down for Detailed/Provisional Assessment
  - Advocacy
- Additional Services
  - Preparation of N260’s
  - Preparation of informal breakdowns of costs
  - Preparation of Precedent U’s (for fixed costs determination)
  - Attendance at fixed costs determination hearing
  - Preparation of bills of costs in other jurisdictions
  - Ad hoc advice on cost related issues
  - Settlement strategies
  - Assist in solicitor client assessments
  - Costs Mediation
We offer a range of pricing methods, from standard hourly rates to a percentage saving basis, which tethers our charges to the level of success that we achieve.

Direct instructions and enquiries can be sent to Costs@bevanbrittan.com.
We have worked with 3 of the G15 members, the group of London’s leading housing associations, settling over 340 cases over the last four years, with a combined costs saving of £1,605,636 against a total costs claimed of £4,636,222.

Over an 18-month period we have saved a Local Authority client £5,083,331 against costs claimed of £14,280,893.