Our Expertise

Law Firms – Costs & Litigation Management

Our Approach

Multi-disciplinary Costs & Litigation Management expertise

The Kingsley Napley Costs & Litigation Management team has experience working with law firms in multiple disciplines; we are not just experts in costs disputes arising from personal injury like many of our competitors.

As well as having qualified Costs Lawyers within our ranks we also have qualified Legal Project Practitioners who are able to scope, estimate and monitor the progress and spend of a piece of litigation for our law firm clients.

Our highly experienced team can work with your firm’s relevant practice area from the outset to the conclusion of a case. We combine our expertise in litigation, costs management and the principles of legal project management to ensure that your case runs efficiently, transparently, within scope and on budget whilst keeping you involved every step of the way.

Our team of Legal Project Practitioners, all of whom are also qualified Costs Lawyers, have extensive experience in estimating, budgeting and monitoring legal spend efficiently. As qualified lawyers, our expertise ensures that the team understands the various intricacies and complexities of litigation, managing risk and factoring in the strategic and commercial aspects of your case. We apply the relevant principles of Legal Project Management to ensure the optimal result for you.

Our expertise is unique in that, not only do we provide project management principles, but also are on hand to deal with any costs or funding issues which arise throughout your case, including costs management, statements of costs and detailed assessment proceedings. We will advise on your funding options and, where these options will be suitable, assist with obtaining third party funding or insurance.

We work closely with insurers, brokers and third-party funders. This means we can deal with all aspects of your insurance cover and third party funding; securing the best cover for you, addressing the project management and reporting requirements under the policy and ensuring maximum recovery of your legal spend.

A strong team ethic shines through at Kingsley Napley and there is ready support from across the whole team, whose assistance is always quick, accurate and reassuring.

Chambers and Partners _ 2025

The team are especially good at being empathetic towards their clients and taking the time to engage with their wider personal context.

Chambers UK _ 2026

Our Expertise

Advising law firms on costs and billing practices (inc representation in Solicitors Act 1974 proceedings)

We are able to advise you on proper billing practices to make sure you are not likely to fall into dispute with your clients.

In our experience, even the most established and well-regarded law firms have adopted irregular charging and billing practices that may contradict the complex requirements of the legislative landscape.

Our team will review your matter, provide you with a fee estimate and then work with you to achieve the required outcome in an agreed timeframe.

Our ability to advise upon multiple areas of costs litigation differentiates us from other Costs Lawyers.

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Costs Auditing

We have an established and a highly experienced team of costs professionals who are able to review and monitor any size of legal spend on behalf of law firm clients.

If you find yourself considering the amount of invoices or the billing practices of your lawyers, we are able to advise you upon the appropriate level of charges, as well as ensuring their regulatory and statutory practices are up to standard.

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Costs in Arbitration Proceedings

Costs in Arbitration differ to the usual detailed assessment proceedings pursuant to the Civil Procedure Rules, with the Arbitrator assessing costs pursuant to the Arbitration Act 1996 with varying level of guidance pursuant to the Arbitral Tribunal’s Rules.

Our team has extensive experience of advising on the recoverability of costs, preparing costs schedules and drafting costs submissions in the various different Arbitral Tribunals.