Update

4 August 2010

We are delighted to confirm that as part of Hill Dickinson LLP’s acquisition of parts of Halliwells, we have acquired their Sheffield based costs team.

An enhanced service 
The Sheffield team will work closely with our established team based in Liverpool, continuing our growth in the costs arena and enhancing our national coverage to deliver:

• Enhanced capacity 
• Improved turnaround times
• Costs effective solutions to our clients

Our costs capability has grown by 60% and this will allow us to improve further our high standards of technical excellence and customer service.

The Sheffield team is headed up by Lisa Walker who has 14 years of experience in costs including providing strategic advice, dealing with GLO work, conduct issues and with a speciality in the area of disease and mesothelioma, including a number of reported cases. Her team's robust and technical approach fits perfectly with our existing industry leading performance levels and savings achieved for clients.

Existing services that we provide to clients include dealing with all aspects of adverse costs such as preparing points of dispute and providing advocacy in all courts, assisting in the recovery of costs through preparation of detailed bills and through ongoing costs management services, providing training and tactical advice.

Future developments
As a result of this enhancement we are developing a range of new products designed to make a difference in the current economic climate. This includes fixed fee agreements and specialist auditing services to challenge legal spend, benchmark and measure the performance of existing costs draftsmen and ultimately ensure value for money.

We look forward to discussing how we can save you money on your existing legal spend and enhance the way you deal with third party costs.

For more details please contact:

Paul Edwards
Head of Costs
Hill Dickinson LLP

Jason Spencer
Head of Insurance
Hill Dickinson LLP