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Free legal costs tools for solicitors

Updated 18 October 2026

Calculators, a form builder and reference guides for the costs side of a claim, from DMD Costs, law costs draftsmen in Westhoughton, Bolton. All free, with no sign-up or paywall, and what you type stays in your browser.

  • Free, with no sign-up
  • No paywall
  • Nothing leaves your browser
  • Builder

    N260 statement of costs builder

    Fills in the official HMCTS Form N260 for a summary assessment, ready to sign.

    • Costs every line, the schedule of work on documents, VAT and the grand total
    • Checks each rate against the 2026 guideline hourly rates
    • Gives the filing and service deadline under PD 44 para 9.5(4)
    Open it
  • Calculator

    Part 36 calculator

    When the relevant period ends, whether the result beat the offer, and the CPR 36.17 consequences in money.

    • Deemed service of the offer and of the notice of acceptance
    • The 10% additional amount and enhanced interest at up to 10% above base rate
    • Detailed assessment and fixed costs claims as well as ordinary claims
    Open it
  • Calculator

    Detailed assessment deadline calculator

    The CPR Part 47 timetable from the dates you have, with deemed service and court closures.

    • Commencement, Points of Dispute, default costs certificates and Replies
    • Requests for a hearing, provisional assessment and payment
    • The latest day to email or post each document
    Open it
  • Guide

    Costs forms and precedents guide

    All 21 court forms and costs precedents used in detailed and summary assessment, each with its rule and the official version.

    • N252, N254, N255, N258 and N260
    • Precedents A to U
    • Links to the official forms on GOV.UK and justice.gov.uk
    Open it
  • Guide

    Legal costs glossary

    36 terms used in legal costs, each defined with the rule or case behind it.

    • From standard basis to Part 36
    • The rule or case for every definition
    • Links to the fuller guide where there is one
    Open it

Key points

  • DMD Costs offers 5 free legal costs tools and guides for solicitors: the N260 statement of costs builder, the Part 36 calculator, the detailed assessment deadline calculator, the costs forms and precedents guide and the legal costs glossary.
  • They are free, with no sign-up or paywall, and what you type stays in your browser.
  • Each applies the Civil Procedure Rules and practice directions as they stand on the date shown, with the rule behind every result.

Why they are free

A fee earner should not need a subscription to fill in an N260 or work out a Part 36 deadline, so these are free: no sign-up, no paywall and no catch. When a claim settles and the bill needs drawing, or a Part 36 offer on costs needs testing, we would like to be the firm you call.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. Every tool and guide here is free to use, with no sign-up, no paywall, no trial period and no limit on how often you use them.
No. The calculators and the N260 builder run in your browser. What you type is kept only in that browser, so you can come back to a draft, and each tool has a button to clear it. Nothing is sent to DMD Costs or anyone else.
Solicitors, legal executives and paralegals handling the costs side of civil claims in England and Wales. They apply the Civil Procedure Rules as they stand on the date shown on each tool; they are guides, not legal advice.
Yes, please do, through the contact page: tell us the costs task you would like a tool for.

Rather we did it?

We work for solicitor firms on the costs side of housing disrepair, MoD NIHL and clinical negligence claims: bills, Points of Dispute, Part 36 offers on costs and negotiation. The fee is fixed and agreed before any work begins.

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