About Gibbs Wyatt Stone - The Legal Costs Specialists
Unparalleled Expertise
Welcome to Gibbs Wyatt Stone, your trusted partner in navigating the complex world of legal costs.
As one of the UK’s leading firms of costs consultants, we pride ourselves on our unwavering commitment to providing exceptional service and achieving the best outcomes for our clients.
Expertise is at the heart of what we do. Our team comprises highly skilled lawyers with extensive experience across a broad spectrum of legal costs matters. Our specialists possess the knowledge and insight necessary to handle even the most challenging costs issue with precision and efficiency.
One of the key advantages of choosing Gibbs Wyatt Stone is our dedication to delivering tailored solutions. We understand that every case is unique, and we take the time to thoroughly assess the specific needs and objectives of each client. Whether you require assistance with costs budgeting, negotiation, bill drafting, preparation of points of dispute or advocacy, we will work closely with you to develop a strategy that aligns with your goals and achieves the optimal outcome.
You can trust us to provide clear and accurate advice, keeping you informed of developments and potential challenges as they arise.
Choosing Gibbs Wyatt Stone means choosing excellence, expertise, and efficiency. Let us be your trusted partner in navigating the complexities of legal costs and experience the difference that our dedicated team can make.
GWS was created to fill the gap that existed in the legal costs market.
GWS are not…
Law costs draftsmen – The main job of traditional law costs draftsmen is to draft Bills of Costs. Unlike GWS, costs draftsmen are not focused on the forensic business of challenging cost claims. A costs draftsman is not required to have any legal qualifications and often has no legal background at all. In the increasingly complex field of legal costs, a genuine understanding of legal issues is essential. All our fee earners have trained as barristers and therefore have a proper understanding of the litigation process and legal principles.
Legal costs negotiators – Traditional costs negotiators have focused on high volume, low value claims. Legal costs negotiators’ business models are not designed to provide the level of costs expertise demanded by clients in high value, complex costs matters. With GWS clients know that all their cases are dealt with by genuine legal costs experts. We are focused on providing a truly professional legal costs service and not simply on “cutting a deal”.
Costs counsel – Specialist costs counsel will generally provide only advocacy or advices on specific points of law. Costs counsel will not normally prepare Points of Dispute, Replies or Bills of Costs. The Bar’s Code of Practice prevents counsel engaging in routine negotiations with third parties. At GWS we provide the level of technical expertise usually found only in costs counsel combined with the breadth of service found in traditional costs draftsmen. In exceptional cases, where complex test litigation is involved, we will work in close partnership with costs counsel and can help manage the whole process.
