Legal Costs Guides
Practical Guides to Costs Lawyers and Legal Costs
Clear guidance on choosing a costs lawyer, comparing quotes, challenging bills of costs and understanding detailed assessment.
For solicitors
Use the guides to identify when to outsource a bill of costs, points of dispute, replies, Precedent H budget or detailed assessment hearing.
Compare service areas ->For litigants
Learn what a costs lawyer can do before you challenge a solicitor's bill, respond to an opponent's bill or ask for costs advice.
Start with bill challenges ->For urgent deadlines
If a notice of commencement, CCMC or costs hearing date is approaching, send the deadline and documents with your quote request.
Request quotes ->Popular Legal Costs Topics
Fast routes into the costs lawyer questions people most often need to resolve before requesting quotes. Start with the costs lawyer register, cost assessment and CPR 47.9 points of dispute guides when status, assessment procedure or deadlines are the issue.
Cost assessment
Understand summary assessment, detailed assessment and when a costs lawyer is needed.
Costs lawyer register
Check regulated status, practising certificates and how directory searches differ.
CPR 47.9 points of dispute
Understand the 21-day points of dispute deadline and default costs certificate risk.
Detailed assessment hearing
Compare costs lawyers for CPR Part 47 hearings, provisional assessment and negotiation.
Costs budgeting and Precedent H
Find help with Precedent H, Precedent R and costs management conference preparation.
Cost Lawyer vs Costs Draftsman
Understand the difference between a costs lawyer and a costs draftsman, including rights of audience, reserved legal activities and when to compare quotes.
Read guide->Costs Lawyer Register
How to use the Costs Lawyer register, check regulated status, compare ACL directory results and decide when a regulated costs lawyer is needed.
Read guide->Cost Assessment
What cost assessment means, how summary and detailed assessment differ, and when to compare costs lawyers for assessment work.
Read guide->Cost Lawyer vs Costs Barrister
Compare costs lawyers and costs barristers for detailed assessment, advisory work, advocacy and costs litigation strategy.
Read guide->How Much Does a Costs Lawyer Cost?
A practical guide to costs lawyer fees, fixed fees, hourly rates, bill drafting charges and detailed assessment costs.
Read guide->When Do I Need a Costs Lawyer?
Signs that you need a costs lawyer for a bill of costs, detailed assessment, costs budget, points of dispute, QOCS, FRC or solicitor-client dispute.
Read guide->How to Challenge a Bill of Costs
A practical guide to challenging a bill of costs, including points of dispute, deadlines, detailed assessment and solicitor-client assessments.
Read guide->CPR 47.9 Points of Dispute
A practical guide to CPR 47.9, points of dispute, default costs certificates and detailed assessment hearing preparation.
Read guide->Need a quote rather than a guide?
Describe the costs issue, upload the key papers and compare responses from costs lawyers who handle the relevant work.