Costs

Goodwin Malatesta's team of dedicated professionals specialise in providing accurate legal costs assistance in all areas of costs law services, including:

Costs Management

Preparation of costs budgets and raising objections in respect of an opponent’s costs budget. Advocacy at hearings to maximise or minimise our clients’ costs budget position depending on which party we are acting and monitoring/reporting on costs budgets and preparing revisions when required.

Costs Recovery

The prompt and accurate preparation of detailed bills of costs for detailed assessment. The preparation of statements of costs for summary assessment, drafting replies to points of dispute and dealing with Part 18 Requests that may arise as part of this process. Advocacy at summary and detailed assessment hearings or advice and assistance at provisional assessment hearings.

Opposing Claims for Costs 

Advising on costs presented by way of both schedules of costs and bills of costs, drafting points of dispute and conducting negotiations. Advocacy in detailed assessment hearings or advice and assistance at provisional assessment hearings.

Solicitor and Own Client Costs

Preparing and issuing Part 8 Proceedings, drafting breakdowns and narratives, preparing Points of Dispute and advocacy at directions and detailed assessment hearings.

Foreign Jurisdictions 

Costs expertise in all types of legal costs issues has been provided in Guernsey, the British Virgin Islands, Bermuda, Gibraltar and the Bahamas.