Blue Ribbon Legal’s services for individual clients
For many individual clients, the area of legal costs and costs disputes can be problematic and intricate to understand. At Blue Ribbon Legal, we de-mystify legal costs – our experienced team provide clarity, guidance, and transparency throughout the entire legal services process to support your individual needs at low cost.
We provide a great range of services for individual clients who require advice or assistance regarding a possible legal costs dispute.
Discover what makes us experts in legal costing services for individuals:
Costing Services
Bill of Costs
Our team of professionals are experts at drafting and preparing itemised bill of costs for individuals who lack time or familiarity with the cost assessment process.
Our skilled team can help you understand professional fees, barrister’s fees, as well as disbursements. We will ensure that the itemised bill clearly explains every charge in detail and captures all work performed, to maximise costs recovery for you.
Objections
At Blue Ribbon Legal we can assist with cost disputes which are not fair and reasonable to an individual. We will identify valid reasons to challenge legal costs and provide advice on what options are available to protect you.
If you are unsure if the fees claimed are reasonable, it’s important to seek expert assistance.
Expert Evidence
With over 20 years of expertise, Blue Ribbon Legal’s principal solicitor Sharon Drew can provide independent expert evidence in the area of legal costing for use in court proceedings.
Seek a professional opinion today for your individual needs.
Legal Services
Compliance Advice
The relationship between a lawyer and a client is based on trust, legal practitioners have obligations they must uphold. These include acting in the best interests of the client, maintaining confidentiality and not profiting.
At Blue Ribbon Lawyers, we provide compliance advice to ensure lawyers are acting in accordance with the obligations regarding costs agreements and disclosure to the individual.
If you have concerns regarding compliance as an individual, it’s essential to find expert advice – speak to our legal services team at Blue Ribbon Legal for compliance advice tailored to your individual needs at low cost.
Assessments
It is important to engage with an experienced legal team who are familiar with costs assessment and understand how to best present your position to recover costs. Blue Ribbon Lawyers can represent you during costs assessment, and taxation processes.
On behalf of the individual, we can draft and file an application for assessment, communicate with the court, assessor and other party, review the determination and provide you with advice as necessary.
Let Blue Ribbon Lawyers handle cost assessment proceedings for you.
Settlement
We can assist in resolving legal costs disputes through settlement negotiations, informal settlement conference and mediation. Our firm can provide you with a cost-effective alternative to dispute resolution for costs dispute, we will work with you to achieve a favourable outcome.
Speak to the experts about resolving your individual costs dispute through settlement.
Cost Recovery
Court proceedings can be used in certain circumstances to recover costs and debt from legal cost disputes. Blue Ribbon Lawyers can handle the costs recovery process for individuals through pre-litigation, out-of-court and in-court proceedings.
Blue Ribbon Lawyers offer expert assistance in enforcement proceedings, informal negotiations, costs assessment proceedings, and debt recovery. The team has acted on behalf of individuals through informal and formal court proceedings to recover unpaid legal costs.
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