Common Reasons Bills of Costs Are Still Being Reduced on Assessment

Introduction For costs professionals in England and Wales, reductions on detailed assessment are nothing new. Yet despite decades of guidance, case law, and increasingly sophisticated cost drafting tools, Bills of Costs continue to be reduced — often in predictable ways. What’s striking is not that reductions occur, but that many arise from the same recurring […]

The New CCMS Portal: What It Means for Legal Aid Billing and Costs Drafting

Introduction For legal costs professionals working in Legal Aid, few systems have as much day-to-day impact as the Client and Cost Management System (CCMS). When CCMS changes, even subtly, the effects are felt immediately by Costs Draftsmen, Costs Lawyers, and billing teams across England and Wales. The rollout of the new CCMS portal marks one […]