Specialist Costs Lawyers for Solicitors Across England & Wales

We maximise costs recovery for solicitors across England and Wales - bills, budgets, negotiation and advocacy

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TMC Legal are expert costs lawyers and law costs draftsmen, specialising in costs budgeting, bills of costs, and detailed assessment. We act for leading claimant firms in personal injury, clinical negligence and civil liberties, and for commercial litigators, with particular strength in inquest costs recovery. Every instruction, from routine files to complex high-value matters, is handled to maximise the financial return on your legal work.

WHY CHOOSE TMC LEGAL?

We act exclusively for solicitors

We work exclusively for law firms and in-house legal teams. Bills, budgets, Points of Dispute and Replies are drafted to CPR and SCCO standards.

Built for complex, high-value work work

Most of our instructions involve multi-track PI, clinical negligence, civil liberties or commercial disputes. Inquest costs recovery is a particular focus.

Grounded in practice

Our drafting reflects current case law and regular experience at detailed assessments and CCMCs.

One team throughout

Drafting, budgeting, negotiation and advocacy are handled in-house, so there’s continuity across the case.

Flexible on workflow

We can work from your case management system or shared workspace, and handle both individual files and volume instructions.

Toby’s work is of an extremely high standard and he is very approachable which makes it a pleasure to work with him. He shows a real interest in the cases and is focussed on getting a good result.
Jocelyn Cockburn
Jocelyn Cockburn Hodge Jones & Allen LLP
I think this is a fantastic outcome and I am so grateful for all your hard work and support with this. We certainly wouldn’t have achieved this result without your input.
Partner
PartnerLeading PI firm
TMC are a great team. Friendly and approachable yet highly knowledgeable and dependable. Their work is of a consistently high standard and, importantly, delivered on time. I would recommend them to any busy practitioner.
Sam BuchananBuchanans Solicitors
Danielle ... was very impressed with the clarity of both the bill and the advice. Would you please let Tracy know.
PartnerLegal 500 firm
I can highly recommend TMC for their responsive service and high standards. Toby has a very detailed knowledge and understanding of costs and also gives excellent advice in negotiations. He has built up a great team.
Vivien Gambling Lambeth Law Centre
Many, many thanks for your work on this Ruth. It really is invaluable.
PartnerLeading London firm
Just a quick note to thank TMC for a fantastic job in drafting the objections and representing me at the detailed assessment. I was very impressed with the professionalism and attention to detail that TMC put into our case.
Justin LeveneBorehamwood
At Hodge Jones and Allen we have a large team of specialist clinical negligence lawyers who require costs draftsmen who understand the complex nature of our work and who are able to negotiate on high value multi-track cases consistently and with ease. (1/2)
Olivia LawsonHodge Jones & Allen LLP
Toby Moreton fits this bill entirely and he and his team have given us invaluable assistance on all aspects of costs negotiating for several years now. In particular, Toby's easy manner yet in-depth understanding of costs law makes him a pleasure to work with. (2/2)
Olivia LawsonHodge Jones & Allen LLP
Thank you for forwarding the bill to us. We wanted to say we very impressed with your understanding of the case!
ParalegalCentral London firm
I thought your work was excellent and showed a great understanding of the case. Incredibly well done.
Senior PartnerLeading London Civil Liberties firm
Toby has always been a pleasure to work with. He is both approachable, friendly and gets good results.
Anna Thwaites Hodge Jones & Allen LLP
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