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Provided by Goodwin Malatesta Legal Costs Services

Goodwin Malatesta's team of dedicated professionals specialise in providing accurate legal costs assistance in all areas of costs law services, including:

 

Costs Management

Preparation of costs budgets and raising objections in respect of an opponent’s costs budget. Advocacy at hearings to maximise or minimise our clients’ costs budget position depending on which party we are acting and monitoring/reporting on costs budgets and preparing revisions when required.


Costs Recovery

The prompt and accurate preparation of detailed bills of costs for detailed assessment. The preparation of statements of costs for summary assessment, drafting replies to points of dispute and dealing with Part 18 Requests that may arise as part of this process. Advocacy at summary and detailed assessment hearings or advice and assistance at provisional assessment hearings.

 

Opposing Claims for Costs 

Advising on costs presented by way of both schedules of costs and bills of costs, drafting points of dispute and conducting negotiations. Advocacy in detailed assessment hearings or advice and assistance at provisional assessment hearings.


Solicitor and Own Client Costs

Preparing and issuing Part 8 Proceedings, drafting breakdowns and narratives, preparing Points of Dispute and advocacy at directions and detailed assessment hearings.


Foreign Jurisdictions 

Costs expertise in all types of legal costs issues has been provided in Guernsey, the British Virgin Islands, Bermuda, Gibraltar and the Bahamas.

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Costs Lawyers - UK-wide
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What the Team is Known For

Goodwin Malatesta is a specialist costs law boutique firm. The team regularly advises on costs in high-value, cross-border commercial claims, as well as clinical negligence and personal injury matters.

Work Highlights

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  • Goodwin Malatesta assisted with the opposition of costs of two interlocutory applications in a major cross-border dispute concerning a multinational petroleum company.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Malcolm Goodwin
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Malcolm Goodwin
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Band 2

Malcolm Goodwin is a founding director of Goodwin Malatesta and a highly experienced costs lawyer. He often advises on cross-border commercial litigation costs matters, including complex, reported cases and cases with very high costs budgets.

"Malcolm Goodwin is my go-to costs lawyer. He has an encyclopedic knowledge on costs but will give practical as well as technical advice."

"Malcolm Goodwin gives excellent service at all times and shows a high level of knowledge of the situation."

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Malcolm Goodwin
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Malcolm Goodwin
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Members

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Anthony James

Claire Addicott

Domenico Malatesta

John Alexander

Laura Dear

Mark Kirby

Scott O'Rourke