Costs - UK-wide
Band 3
What the Team is Known For
HF routinely advises its clients on a variety of costs management matters, including in commercial disputes, personal injury claims and professional negligence claims.
Strengths
HF has a good handle on any changes through changes in law or case law, communicating them to the client and helping the client set their strategy.
HF deliver what they promise on time, to budget and in a clear, friendly fashion.
HF has a good team and is doing good quality work.
Work Highlights
HF acted for Admiral Insurance in relation to costs budgeting of a personal injury claim. The team secured a 71% reduction of the opponent's costs budget which reduced the client's liability for future costs.
Notable practitioners
Paul McCarthy is the head of costs at HF. He has over 20 years of experience in costs, dealing with costs management, litigation and detailed assessments.
Paul McCarthy is able to take complex changes and make them easily understandable to clients, and is always available to field questions and help clarify. He does so in a very timely manner which helps us solve problems we have in the here and now.
Paul is excellent and has a real depth of knowledge and experience.
Paul McCarthy works exceptionally hard to get the right outcome in as short a timescale as possible. He explains the often complex area of costs, particularly on the largest cases, succinctly and in an easy to understand way. He is very easy to work with. He has a really detailed knowledge of all areas of costs.
Paul McCarthy heads up HF's cost team and he is an excellent cost lawyer. He has a good handle of commercial realities which he combines with legal principles.
