We draft PoDs/Replies that defend rates, necessity, proportionality and disbursements—with evidence. Timetables, interest and settlement leverage managed. Free Trial.
Updated: 28/09/2025
We write Points of Dispute that cut noise and Replies that land results. Focus: defend rates, necessity, proportionality and disbursements with evidence—then close. Timetables and interest are managed to keep leverage until payment.
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• Audit the Bill — phase, rate and necessity checks; identify tactical concessions
• Draft PoDs (paying parties) or Replies (receiving parties) with exhibits and authorities
• Model concessions that unlock settlement without leaving money behind
• Timetable control — 21-day PoDs window, Default Costs Certificate risk, and interest preserved
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• Procedural discipline → fewer adjournments, faster outcomes
• Evidence-led arguments tied to pleadings, risk, disclosure volume and outcome
• Specialists in HDR & MOD NIHL where disclosure and expert work are heavy
• Free first Bill to settlement—judge us on recovery
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Rates & grades
• SCCO benchmarks + locality; Grade uplift where conduct/complexity justified
• Trainee/paralegal time: kept in where genuinely non-mechanical and supervised
Necessity & duplication
• Multiple attendances traced to opponent delay or statutory breaches (e.g., Awaab timelines in HDR)
• File-building tasks cross-referenced to pleadings / orders / disclosure
Proportionality
• Present value, risk, complexity and outcome; ring-fence admin from strategic work
Disbursements
• Surveyor/ENT/audiology/records: vouchers + short necessity narratives; market comparisons
Part 36
• For receivers: beat your own 36 → indemnity period and 36.17 add-ons
• For payers: Calderbank/36 to cap exposure and drive concessions
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1. Review Bill & vouchers — risk map and settlement route
2. Draft PoDs / Replies — exhibits, authorities and model concessions
3. Negotiate — to a payable figure with interest preserved
4. Escalate if needed — Default Costs Certificate or Detailed Assessment (advocacy/counsel)
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• Bill/e-Bill (Precedent S where used), time records, disbursement invoices
• Key orders/pleadings, budgets (if any), and correspondence relevant to necessity
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• Higher net recovery (receiving) / reduced exposure (paying) with fewer write-offs
• Faster settlements via disciplined procedure and targeted concessions
• Clear audit trail for DA if the matter must be heard
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Free first Bill to settlement. After that, £500 all-in per file (drafting + negotiations + settlement paperwork). 5-day SLA. Costs Lawyer-led. UK-wide, paperless.