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Specialists in the preparation of detailed bills of costs, electronic bills of costs,
costs budgets, points of dispute and replies for clients across the UK

About

About

North East based Law Costs Specialists, established in 2003

Services

Services

Cost Budgeting, Assessments, Negotiations, Advocacy & Mediation

Electronic Bill of Costs

Electronic Bill of Costs

We ensure that costs are correctly claimed to maximise your recovery

Specialisms

Specialisms

Personal injury, industrial disease, clinical negligence & civil claims 

Electronic Bill of Costs
Gavin Elliott

Law Costs Specialists

Headed by Costs Lawyer, Gavin Elliott, North East based AJB Legal specialise in the preparation of detailed bills of costs, electronic bills of costs, costs budgets, points of dispute and replies for clients across the UK. 

Our experienced law costs draftsmen also advise and represent clients in detailed assessment proceedings and costs management of civil multi-track claims.

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Blog

The Importance of Allocation

A look at costs before and after allocation with some tips on maximising costs and avoiding issues during detailed assessment.

Interim Payments

Update on interim payments on account of costs following recent ruling from Court of Appeal.

Summary Assessment - Pilot

Our latest blog on summary assessment of costs and the use of Forms N260A and N260B in the pilot scheme set out in CPR Practice Direction 51X.

CPR Update - Costs Management (Revised 11/10/19)

In my latest blog I look at the amendment to CPR Practice Direction 3E in the 109th update to the CPR which comes into effect on 1 October and consider how it might affect costs budgeting.

Proportionality and ATE Insurance Premiums

The judgment of the Court of Appeal in the case of West & Demouilpied v Stockport NHS Foundation Trust [2019] EWCA Civ 1220 confirms that the proportionality test should not be applied in respect of post LASPO block rated ATE insurance policies. The Court of Appeal also provided some welcome guidance on how the proportionality test should be applied generally.

Part 36 Offers

A Claimant beating their own Part 36 offer on costs at a detailed assessment allows them to enjoy the benefits of CPR 36.17(4).  It is therefore important to ensure offers comply with the requirements of Part 36 to avoid losing the right to those benefits.  In this article we look at the affect of interest on Part 36 offers and recent guidance from the High Court. 

Interim Payments

Clients often ask us to try to obtain interim payments on account of costs, particularly in cases where detailed assessment proceedings are likely to take some time.  In this blog we consider when to request or apply for an interim payment.

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