Costs

Our market leading lawyers specialise across the complete spectrum of skill sets required to offer a full costs service, whether you are the paying or receiving party. We are fully committed to deliver the right costs support at the right time, so you get what you need exactly when you need it.

Overview

As a full-service firm with in-depth understanding of all areas of law and experts in teams across the UK, we’re able to offer you effective solutions for a wide range of costs issues.

Whether it’s before the damages aspect of the underlying claim is resolved or after the damages are settled, we have the appropriate expertise to provide support to reach the best outcome for you.

We have dedicated resource within the team ensuring we share and organise knowledge efficiently to keep you up to date with the latest developments. This means we can offer a complete service and handle large volumes as well as highly complex claims.

With dedicated costs teams specialising in paying party, receiving party and complex claims, we support you by being on hand to advise on all aspects of costs litigation from drafting points of dispute, to costs hearings and costs case management conferences.

We regularly assume conduct of costs proceedings, dealing with all aspect of the negotiation process and have the expertise and experience to conclude matters from ‘cradle to grave’.

Featured experience

  • Personal injury costs recovery and the retreat from Cartwright, Ho and Harrison.
  • Court of Appeal endorses fixed costs avoidance.
  • Circuit Judge dismisses appeal and upholds laser hair removal fixed costs decision.
  • HO v ADELEKUN: Supreme Court ruling to cause counterintuitive and unfair results for proceedings involving Qualified One-way Costs Shifting.
  • Data Breach Costs And The Small Claims Track – Disrupting The Gravy Train.
  • Medical Agency Costs Ruled Irrecoverable Under The Fixed Costs Regime.

Client testimonials

What our clients say

  • The Cost Team at DAC are leaders in their field. Strong leadership drives forward an impressive spectrum of costs work, from strategic initiatives to fixed cost arguments.

    Erica Bedford, Barrister from Kings Chambers

  • The team at DAC Beachcroft are a pleasure to work for. They identify the key points every time, their analysis is spot on and they are always at the top of their game.

    Jamie Carpenter, Barrister from Hailsham Chambers

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Who we are

Why choose DAC Beachcroft?

We’re a broad-based commercial firm serving a wide range of sectors with a strong heritage in insurance,
health and real estate. We combine excellent legal skills and cutting-edge delivery expertise to design
solutions that fit the needs of our clients – often involving clever uses of technology.