Legal Costs Experts
GWS was created to fill the gap that existed in the legal costs market. GWS are not traditional law costs draftsmen, costs lawyers, legal costs negotiators or costs counsel.
We are able to offer the level of expertise expected from specialist costs counsel and the range of services provided by traditional law costs draftsmen and costs lawyers.
High Value and Complex Costs Disputes
We have particular expertise in high value and complex legal costs litigation. We are specialists in dealing with retainer, CFA and ATE issues.
Although we act in all types of civil costs dispute, we have particular expertise in catastrophic injury, disease and professional negligence claims.
Genuine Costs Experts
Are we genuine costs experts?
Our fee earners write the Legal Costs Blog, provide numerous articles for the legal press including New Law Journal, Costs Lawyer and Personal Injury Law Journal and wrote the funding chapters for Claims Handling: Law and Practice – A Practitioner’s Guide.
We regularly speak at industry and training conferences for insurers and solicitors.
Experienced in Legal Costs
Accurately valuing a claim for costs is crucial. As a paying party, you do not want to pay unnecessary legal costs.
If you are receiving party, you do not want to be underpaid.
Our extensive experience means we know what the courts are likely to allow.
We can advise on that elusive well-pitched offer.
When we recommend that a case is one to fight, you know you will have skilled advocates and genuine legal costs specialists acting on your behalf.