Specialist Counsel in Costs Litigation and Funding Disputes

At 8PP we are regularly instructed by solicitors across England and Wales in disputes relating to legal costs and litigation funding. We provide strategic advice, drafting and advocacy in complex costs litigation, detailed assessment proceedings, and disputes arising from funding arrangements.

Costs issues can have a significant impact on the overall value and viability of litigation. We work closely with instructing solicitors to develop clear procedural strategies, protect recoverability, and navigate the often technical framework governing costs and funding disputes.

Costs and litigation funding issues frequently arise within the wider litigation matters handled by 8PP, including housing disrepair claims, consumer and financial mis-selling disputes, and other complex civil litigation. We approach costs disputes with a clear understanding of the underlying litigation strategy and the commercial realities facing instructing solicitors and their clients.

What are costs and litigation funding disputes?

Disputes relating to legal costs arise at many stages of civil litigation. They may involve challenges to the recoverability of costs, disputes concerning the proportionality or reasonableness of legal fees, or issues arising during detailed assessment proceedings.

Litigation funding arrangements can introduce additional complexity. Conditional fee agreements, damages-based agreements and third-party funding arrangements may give rise to disputes regarding enforceability, compliance with regulatory requirements, or the recoverability of costs.

As courts continue to scrutinise funding structures and solicitor-client retainers, this area of law remains both technically demanding and strategically important for litigators.