Negotiations & Advocacy
We provide commercially focused negotiation strategy and experienced advocacy at all stages of the costs process.
Our team:
• Advises on settlement parameters, including Part 36 strategy
• Conducts negotiations with a focus on maximising recovery
• Represents clients at summary and detailed assessments
• Handles interlocutory applications and costs hearings
We regularly appear before the Senior Courts Costs Office, High Court and regional courts, and are frequently instructed as agents in complex or time-critical matters.
Latest News

Security for costs not obtainable in inter partes assessments
Read the full Judgment in Magomedov & Ors v Rabinovich & Ors [2026] EWHC 962 (SCCO)

Oral agreement to extension does not protect against default costs certificate
Read the full judgment in MT Construction Limited v Frieze & Saunders [2026] EWHC 813 (SCCO)

Court orders review of $35m Chamberlain Bill over failure to keep client updated
Read the full judgement in Safra v Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP [2026] EWHC 703 (SCCO)
Latest News

Security for costs not obtainable in inter partes assessments
Read the full Judgment in Magomedov & Ors v Rabinovich & Ors [2026] EWHC 962 (SCCO)

Oral agreement to extension does not protect against default costs certificate
Read the full judgment in MT Construction Limited v Frieze & Saunders [2026] EWHC 813 (SCCO)
Latest News

Security for costs not obtainable in inter partes assessments
Read the full Judgment in Magomedov & Ors v Rabinovich & Ors [2026] EWHC 962 (SCCO)