A safe pair
of hands.
DMD Costs is a specialist claimant costs practice led by experienced, hands-on costs practitioners.
Managing Director Diellza Nika brings more than 15 years’ legal-costs experience to the practice and remains directly involved in technical costs work and quality control. She works alongside Mentor Nika, Head of Housing Disrepair Costs, whose claimant costs work is particularly focused on Housing Disrepair and MoD NIHL.
Together, the leadership team brings 20+ years' combined legal-costs experience at leadership level to DMD Costs, combined with modern systems, rapid communication and a specialist focus on claimant costs recovery.
We are drafting-only support — no advocacy, no lay clients. We know where bills get cut, and how to protect entitlement before it is challenged.
Our fee is fixed and agreed before instructions are accepted. Unless we agree otherwise in writing, our agreed fee is payable when your firm receives the recovered costs from the paying party.
Senior practitioners, directly involved.
Diellza Nika
Managing Director & Senior Costs Specialist15+ years in legal costsDiellza leads DMD Costs and remains directly involved in technical costs work, including Bills of Costs, budgeting, detailed assessment and costs recovery.
Read profile →Mentor Nika
Head of Housing Disrepair Costs6+ years in claimant legal costsMentor specialises in claimant Housing Disrepair and MoD NIHL costs, including Bills of Costs, Replies, Part 8 proceedings and negotiation.
Read profile →Three things we never compromise.
Accuracy
Clean phase coding, correct rates and narratives that hold up under the closest scrutiny. Every figure is defensible.
Proportionality
We build bills and budgets that read as reasonable — so the conversation is about recovery, not reduction.
Speed
First drafts normally within five working days of complete papers. Predictable turnaround means better cash flow and fewer write-offs.
Illustrative view. Item names and outcomes are fictional.
We don't just draft bills. We build the argument for recovery into every line — before the paying party ever sees it.
— The DMD Costs approach
Instructed by firms. Never lay clients.
- 01Volume litigation firms
HDR and NIHL caseloads that need reliable overflow capacity and consistent quality.
- 02Boutique claimant practices
One-off bills and budgets handled with the same care as a full retainer.
- 03Firms escaping FRC
Standard-basis matters where careful drafting and negotiation move the numbers most.
See the quality on one live file.
Send a Housing Disrepair, MoD NIHL or clinical negligence matter. We quote a fixed fee before any work begins, then take it to settlement.