Legal Costing Services Sydney

A range of expert legal costing services provided by qualified solicitors for law firms and individual clients, offering more than the standard costing service.

Dal Pont, Law of Costs 5th edition.

About Blue Ribbon Legal

For many lawyers and clients, the area of legal costs and costs disputes can seem complex or even incomprehensible – costs assessment and taxation processes have been likened to black magic.

At Blue Ribbon Legal, we de-mystify legal costs. With our focus on costs issues, we bring clarity and transparency to the processes involved, helping our clients gain a better understanding.

Blue Ribbon Legal was established in October 2013 by director and principal solicitor Sharon Drew, with over 30 years’ experience in practice and 20 years specialising in legal costing.

Both Sharon Drew and Gareth Jones are accredited specialists in Costs Law.

Law Institute of Victoria Accredited Specialisation is a certification that recognises expertise and experience in particular areas of law, providing practitioners with a mark of excellence.

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Information for Legal Professionals

For solicitors and barristers, the experts at Blue Ribbon Legal offer a range of services relating to legal costing issues and costs disputes.

We provide information and assistance to resolve your costing issues expertly.

The areas in which we assist lawyers are: drafting itemised bills for party/party or practitioner/client costs, objections and responses, providing costs estimates, settlement negotiations, expert evidence, compliance advices, conducting costs assessment and costs recovery proceedings.

If you have a query regarding any of these areas, speak to the experts at Blue Ribbon Legal today.

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Information for Individuals

For individual clients, Blue Ribbon Legal provide expert assistance to identify legal costing issues and explain the options available to resolve your issue.

We assist individual clients with: challenging a bill of costs, negotiating settlement of a costs dispute, conducting costs assessment and associated court proceedings, and general advice regarding legal costs.

If you would like further information on any aspect of legal costing, get in touch with the experts at Blue Ribbon Legal.

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To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity & integrity To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity & integrity

– DOUGLAS ADAMS

Fee Structure

We offer fixed fees for preparation of itemised bills, compliance advices, certified estimates and conduct of costs assessments.

We also offer stage-based fixed fees for most services.

Payment terms: Generally, our fees are payable within 28 days of invoice.  However, at Blue Ribbon Legal we strive to be as flexible as possible when dealing with payment of our fees, and a range of payment options are available.  Please contact us to discuss.

Preparation of detailed bills of costs is traditionally charged by costs consultants as a percentage of the total professional fees claimed.

At Blue Ribbon Legal we are of the view that percentage-based fees do not necessarily accurately reflect the work necessary to prepare a bill of costs and may result in inflated claims or inclusion of claims unlikely to be allowed on assessment or taxation.

Should your firm or client specifically request a percentage-based fee to prepare an itemised bill, we will agree to calculation of our fees at 10% of total professional fees claimed (inclusive of GST).

Payment terms: Generally, our fees are payable within 28 days of invoice.  However, at Blue Ribbon Legal we strive to be as flexible as possible when dealing with payment of our fees, and a range of payment options are available.  Please contact us to discuss.

Our Cases

Case Study – Australia’s treatment of the Chorley principle

Bell Lawyers Pty Ltd v Pentelow & Anor [2019] HCA 29 On 4 September 2019, the High Court of Australia delivered its decision in Bell Lawyers Pty Ltd v Pentelow & Anor [2019] HCA 29, considering the extent to which the ‘Chorley exception’ is part of Australian law. Generally speaking, self-represented litigants are not entitled to compensation for their time spent preparing and conducting their cases. The rationale for this is that party/party costs are a partial indemnity for legal costs incurred and does not extend to other loss or expenses incurred by a party. The ‘Chorley exception’ (named after…
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Case Study – Gross Sum Costs

Edward Moses Obeid Snr v David Ipp (Costs) [2020] NSWSC 1329 Parties: Edward Moses Obeid Snr – First Plaintiff Moses Edward Obeid – Second Plaintiff Paul Edward Obeid – Third Plaintiff Edward Joseph Obeid Jnr – Fourth Plaintiff David Andrew Ipp – First Defendant Geoffrey Maurice Watson – Second Defendant Grant Lockley – Third Defendant Paul Anthony Grainger – Fourth Defendant The Independent Commission Against Corruption – Seventh Defendant Introduction to the case – Gross Sum Costs Order The case of Edward Moses Obeid Snr & Ors v David Andrew Ipp & Ors that was heard before NSW Supreme Court…
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Blue Ribbon Legal backing Tyler Everingham

2023 sees Tyler Everingham switch to the National Trans Am series as well as co-driving in the Supercars endurance races at Sandown and Bathurst. Blue Ribbon Legal will again proudly sponsor Tyler in his motor racing. We wish Tyler and his teams every success in 2023.

National Trans Am Series Schedule:

February 24-26 Symmons Plains, TAS
May 12-14 Phillip Island, VIC
June 9-11 Winton Raceway, VIC
Supercars Endurance Schedule:
September 15-17 Sandown Raceway, Melbourne, VIC
October 5-8 Mount Panorama Motor Racing Circuit, Bathurst, NSW
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Celebrating 10 years!

This week marks 10 years in business for Blue Ribbon Legal. Thank you to all of our clients, colleagues, staff and supporters. We could not do what we do, without you.   Logo icons PNG Designed By DigitAm from here
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What are legal costs?

Amounts paid to a law practice for the provision of legal services.  One of the overriding principles of the Legal Profession Uniform Law is to “promote the administration of justice and an efficient and effective Australian legal profession” by “empowering clients of law practices to make informed choices about the…
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