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, Arbitration, Competition Appeals Tribunal and regional courts, and are frequently instructed as agents in complex or time-critical matters.
Latest News

Simplified Costs Budgeting Scheme Now Applies to BPC Cases Nationwide
Review the recent updates to PD 51ZG1: PRACTICE DIRECTION 51ZG1 – PILOT SCHEME FOR COST BUDGETING IN BUSINESS AND PROPERTY CLAIMS – Justice UK
The Defendant seeks to evade costs despite causing the failure of ADR.
Read full judgment 3173 Bidco Ltd & Anor v Roberts & Anor [2026] EWHC 2312
Court rejects request for a retrospective increase in the Budget
Read the full judgment in ML Technology Ltd & Anor v BEAT Sam Ltd & Ors [2026] EWHC 2142
Latest News

Simplified Costs Budgeting Scheme Now Applies to BPC Cases Nationwide
Review the recent updates to PD 51ZG1: PRACTICE DIRECTION 51ZG1 – PILOT SCHEME FOR COST BUDGETING IN BUSINESS AND PROPERTY CLAIMS – Justice UK
The Defendant seeks to evade costs despite causing the failure of ADR.
Read full judgment 3173 Bidco Ltd & Anor v Roberts & Anor [2026] EWHC 2312
Latest News

Simplified Costs Budgeting Scheme Now Applies to BPC Cases Nationwide
Review the recent updates to PD 51ZG1: PRACTICE DIRECTION 51ZG1 – PILOT SCHEME FOR COST BUDGETING IN BUSINESS AND PROPERTY CLAIMS – Justice UK