Costs

Saving you money through effective negotiation

Our specialist negotiators handle costs negotiations for most of our clients, dealing with both pre-litigated and litigated matters.

We offer the full service through to representation at detailed assessment hearings, if necessary.

How we can help

We have a well defined process which is designed to resolve third party costs in the shortest possible timescale and with the best possible commercial outcome.

This process ensures that all potential arguments and issues relating to costs resolution are recorded so that we are in the best possible position to negotiate. There is little risk that we will miss arguments which may lead to third party costs being reduced.

We have a comprehensive and continuing training programme to ensure our negotiators are able to achieve good, fast, commercial settlements of costs issues. If negotiations break down, we can prepare costs issues for resolution before the court.

Benefits

Our approach offers real added value to our clients. We make reasonable offers and put claimant solicitors at risk straight away, avoiding the costs of detailed assessment. We minimise the risk for you by limiting your exposure to extra costs.

We use Part 47 offers to make sure you have costs protection. This means that we can push the case quickly to a hearing if negotiations do not resolve the dispute. This increases your opponent’s risk of paying the costs of that hearing.

We can collect information in relation to the costs involved with particular types of injury. This generates benchmarks which can be used to your advantage in future negotiations.

We have technicians with varying degrees of experience so that work can be allocated at the right level, providing the most efficient and cost effective service for you.

For advice or further information about how we can help you please contact:
Raj Patel
Technical Director, Costs
Telephone 01204 677232
eMail rpatel@keoghs.co.uk