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Costs

Counting the costs…

Effective costs management, be it budget planning, bill preparation, knowing when, what and what not to challenge, how to make the argument and what costs are fair and reasonable are all vital for managing litigation risks.

Our specialist costs department provides a fully comprehensive costs drafting and negotiation service covering cases across the whole insurance spectrum, from routine pre-litigation matters to complex and high value litigation.

The types of costs cases handled include:

Employers’ liability
Occupational disease
Public liability
Occupiers’ liability
Motor
Catastrophic injury
Professional indemnity
Aviation
Travel
Immigration
Commercial
Property

We supply costs services to insurers, government departments, public sector bodies and businesses.

Headed by Jonathon Tetley, a Partner with over 25 years experience in defendant personal injury law, we are your one-stop shop for costs services whether advocacy, drafting, advising, budgeting, negotiating or recovering costs.

Providing you with the best advice on every case, our aim is to control our clients’ legal spend on third party legal costs and recover the maximum amount for their own legal costs.

Key Contacts

Jonathon Tetley Partner

0113 4681 642
07879 424 806

Email

CASE ALERTS

Defensibility of claims under the new Well-managed Highway Infrastructure Guidance

This article was first published online by Highways Today on 15th November 2018 and is reproduced with kind permission. Introduction The Well-managed Highway Infrastructure Code (“WMHI”) was published in October 2016. Its two year transition period has now ended. The...

by Plexus, 16 Nov 2018

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CASE ALERTS

Waiting time, duty of care and causation

Does a clinically unqualified A&E receptionist owe a duty of care in giving information about waiting time? On 10 October, in Darnley v Croydon Health Services NHS Trust [2018] UKSC 50, the Supreme Court said yes. Facts Just before 8.30...

by Plexus, 25 Oct 2018

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CASE ALERTS

Judge resists challenge to Roberts v Johnstone

In the case of Charlotte Swift v Malcolm Carpenter [2018] Mrs Justice Lambert had to decide whether to adopt alternative approaches to Roberts v Johnstone including those put forward by the Personal Injuries Bar Association (PIBA). The Claimant was a...

by Plexus, 13 Aug 2018

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CLIENT FEEDBACK

The firm is very customer-focused and proactive. I am happy with the current service... They are excellent with regulatory work, such as HSE defence.

Regulatory Health & Safety – client comments recorded in Chambers legal directory

CLIENT FEEDBACK

I really want to thank you for the relentless and sincere work you have done for me...

Private client – Plastic Surgeon

CLIENT FEEDBACK

They are responsive, economic and knowledgeable. They know what I want and deliver it. Their client care skills are absolutely top-drawer and we are comfortable that they will deliver the results that we require.

Personal Injury – client comments recorded in Chambers legal directory

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